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John H. Clough MM & Bar was an English professional footballer who made nearly 500 appearances as a goalkeeper in the Football League, most notably for Bradford Park Avenue.[1][2] After retiring as a player, he served Mansfield Town as a trainer between 1939 and 1949.[3]

Jack Clough

Personal information
Full name	John H. Clough[1]
Date of birth	4 November 1898[2]
Place of birth	Murton, England
Height	5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1921–1922	Fatfield Albion
1922–1926	Middlesbrough	124	(0)
1926–1932	Bradford Park Avenue	208	(0)
1932–1933	Mansfield Town	30	(0)
1933–1934	Brentford	20	(0)
1934–1937	Rotherham United	91	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Clough served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War.[2] He was awarded the Military Medal for "rendering first aid and bringing in wounded comrades from the front lines under continuous enemy shell fire" during the Battle of the Somme in September 1916.[2] In October 1918, Clough was awarded a bar to his Military Medal for gallantry and devotion to duty in action.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Middlesbrough	1922–23[4]	First Division	12	0	0	0	12	0
	1923–24[4]		31	0	1	0	32	0
	1924–25[4]	Second Division	42	0	1	0	43	0
	1925–26[4]		39	0	2	0	41	0
	Total		124	0	4	0	128	0
Brentford	1933–34[5]	Second Division	20	0	1	0	21	0
Rotherham United	1934–35[6]	Third Division North	46	0	0	0	46	0
Career total			190	0	5	0	195	0

Honours

Bradford Park Avenue

• Football League Third Division North: 1927–28[7][8]

References

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