Jack Carruthers

John Walter Carruthers (29 November 1901 – 10 November 1947) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back or centre forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]

Jack Carruthers

Personal information
Full name	John Walter Carruthers[1]
Date of birth	29 November 1901[2]
Place of birth	Fulham, England
Date of death	10 November 1947 (aged 45)
Place of death	Brighton, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s)	Half back, centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Southdown Athletic
	Eastbourne
	Brighton Corporation Tramways
1926–1934	Brighton & Hove Albion	23	(9)
1934–193?	Brighton Corporation Tramways
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Carruthers was born in 1901 in Fulham, London, where his father was a greengrocer.[2] After six years in the Army, he settled in Brighton where he worked for Southdown buses and Brighton Corporation Tramways, and played football for their works teams as well as for Eastbourne. He appeared occasionally for Brighton & Hove Albion's reserve team from 1926 onwards, and made three first-team appearances in 1929 before turning professional in 1930. Originally a wing half, he scored eight goals in twelve Third Division South matches as an emergency centre forward in the 1930–31 season. Carruthers left the club in 1934, and served in the Army throughout the Second World War, after which he returned to Brighton and worked as a chromium plater.[2] He died in the town two years later at the age of 45, and is buried at Brighton and Preston Cemetery.[2][3]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
2. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
3. "John W. Carruthers 1902 – 10 Nov 1947". BillionGraves. Retrieved 19 September 2018.