Jack Vinall (16 December 1910 – 26 May 1997) was a

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and a

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of the

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...

Hall of Fame. Birmingham-born Vinall made 181 appearances for Norwich as a

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between 1933 and 1937, scoring 80 times. Norwich Evening News accessed 6 November 2007 (see List of Norwich City F.C. club records) After signing from Sunderland, Vinall scored four goals in his second match for Norwich and went on to play every game of the 1933–34 season, as Norwich won promotion from

Division Three (South) The Third Division South of The Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the Third Division North with clubs elected to the League or relegated from Division Two allocated to o ...

for the first time.

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1910 births 1997 deaths Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands English footballers Sunderland A.F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players English football managers Worcester City F.C. managers Association football forwards {{england-footy-forward-1910s-stub