Jack Clough (footballer)
# Jack Clough (footballer)

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. After retiring as a player, he served Mansfield Town as a trainer between 1939 and 1949.

## Personal life

Clough served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War. 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. In October 1918, Clough was awarded a bar to his Military Medal for gallantry and devotion to duty in action.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :

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

## Honours

Bradford Park Avenue

* Football League Third Division North: 1927–28
