Jack Capper

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Jack Capper
Personal information
Full name John Capper
Date of birth (1931-07-23)23 July 1931
Place of birth Wrexham, Wales
Date of death 10 March 2009(2009-03-10) (aged 77)
Place of death Wrexham, Wales
Position(s)
Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1955 Wrexham 48 (0)
1955–1956 Headington United
1956–1959 Lincoln City 21 (0)
1959–1961 Chester 37 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John "Jack" Capper (23 July 1931 – 10 March 2009) was a Welsh footballer.

Playing career

Capper turned professional with hometown club

1952–53.[1]

When Capper left Wrexham in 1955 after 48 league outings he was awarded a benefit match.

centre back position with George Spruce[1] before retiring from the game through injury in 1961.[1]

Capper later joined the Police and then as a security officer at a holiday camp in Prestatyn.[1]

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "RIP - John 'Jack' Capper". Wrexham FC Official Website. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2009.