Jack Goldsborough
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Goldsborough[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | 7 December 1952 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Sheffield | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Industry (Sheffield) | |||
| 1913–1920 | Lincoln City | 36 | (0) |
| Boston Town | |||
| 1922–19?? | Llanelly | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Llanelly | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Goldsborough (31 July 1892 – 7 December 1952) was an English footballer who made 36 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City as a goalkeeper. He went on to play for Boston Town,[3] and in 1922 joined Llanelly as player/trainer. He later became Llanelly manager, in which role he was responsible for Jock Stein signing for the club in 1950.[4][5]
To recognise 25 years service at Llanelly, a benefit match was held for him on 14 June 1947 which saw 12,000 spectators pack into Stebonheath Park to see Cardiff City beat an International XI captained by Billy Hughes.[6] He resigned his post as manager in 1948 following a difference of opinion with the club's committee but was reappointed in May 1949.[7]
After leaving Llanelly, Goldsborough returned to his native Sheffield and lived in Woodhouse Mill. On 7 December 1952 he died in the Sheffield Royal Hospital;[8][9] he was buried in Sheffield Woodhouse Cemetery on 11 December 1952.
