Jack Addenbrooke
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Henry Addenbrooke | ||
Date of birth | 6 June 1865 | ||
Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | ||
Date of death | 7 September 1922 | (aged 57)||
Place of death | Wolverhampton, England | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1883–1885 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1885–1922 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Henry Addenbrooke (6 June 1865 – 7 September 1922) was an English football player and manager, who spent his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Career
Addenbrooke was one of the founding members of
Saltley College in Birmingham
, but in 1883 joined Wolves as a player, playing as a forward in their reserve side, but never making a first team appearance.
In August 1885 he was appointed as Wolves' first-ever paid secretary-manager, guiding the side to
1921. He was awarded an English Football League
long-service medal in 1909.
He took leave from the club in June 1922 due to ill health and died just months later. His 37-year term as manager of Wolves remains the longest in club history.
References
- Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.