Jack Boxley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Boxley | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Cradley Heath, Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | March 2016 | ||
| Position(s) |
Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–1950 | Stourbridge | ||
| 1950–1956 | Bristol City | 193 | (34) |
| 1956–1960 | Coventry City | 92 | (17) |
| 1960–1960 | Bristol City | 12 | (0) |
| 1960–196? | Chippenham Town | ? | (?) |
| 196?–196? | Welton Rovers | ? | (?) |
| 196?–196? | Bath City | ? | (?) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John "Jack" Boxley (31 May 1931 – March 2016) was an English
Football League appearances in the years after the Second World War.[1]
Career
Jack Boxley played locally for
Coventry City
in December 1956. Boxley helped Coventry City gain promotion in season 1958–59 from the newly formed Fourth Division as runners up on goal difference from York City.
Boxley returned to Bath City in the Southern League
.
After retiring from football Jack Boxley remained close to
Ashton Gate working as a car salesman at Winterstoke Garage, just around the corner from the ground, for 34 years before retirement in March 1995.[2] He died in March 2016.[4]
Honours
- with Bristol City
- with Coventry City
- Football League Fourth Division runner up: 1958–59
References
- ISBN 1-85291-585-4.
- ^ ISBN 1-900178-26-5.
- ^ ISBN 1-874427-95-X.
- ^ http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/johnson-hails-perfect-day-3019229.aspx Archived 6 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL]