Jack Randle (23 August 1902 – May 1990) was an English professional

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who played as a

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. Born in

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, Warwickshire, Randle worked as a coal miner before joining

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, for whom he played nearly 150 league matches. He went on to play more than 100

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matches for Birmingham in a six-year career, during the second half of which he was mainly used as cover for

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. He later played for Southend United,

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and

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. He died in

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in 1990 aged about 87.

References

* * 1902 births 1990 deaths People from Bedworth English footballers Association football fullbacks Coventry City F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Southend United F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Guildford City F.C. players English Football League players Date of death missing {{England-footy-defender-1900s-stub