John Stanley Sherlock (1 October 1908 – 1958) was an English

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who played at

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for

Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...

between 1929 and 1933. He helped the "Valiants" to win the

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title in 1929–30.

Career

Sherlock played for Hanley Y.M.C.A. before joining

in May 1929. He played three times in the 1929–30 campaign, as the "Valiants" won the

title. He played seven Second Division games in the 1930–31 campaign, as Vale posted a club record fifth-place finish. He featured 12 times at

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in the 1931–32 season. He managed to post 24 appearances in the 1932–33 campaign, and scored three goals: a penalty in a 4–0 home win over West Ham United (10 September), in a 3–3 home draw with

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(29 October), and another penalty in a 4–2 home win over Grimsby Town (Christmas Eve). He was transferred to Colwyn Bay United in July 1933. He joined

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side

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in December 1933, playing regularly at right-full back until early April 1934.

Career statistics

Source:

Honours

Port Vale * Football League Third Division North: 1929–30

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sherlock, Jack 1908 births 1958 deaths People from Hoylake English footballers Association football wing halves Port Vale F.C. players Colwyn Bay F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players English Football League players