Jack Roscamp

English footballer and manager

Jack Roscamp
Personal information
Date of birth 8 August 1901
Place of birth Blaydon, England
Date of death 1939 (aged 37–38)
Place of death England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Right-half [2]/ Centre forward [2]
Youth career
Wallsend
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1931 Blackburn Rovers 223 (37)
1932–1934 Bradford City 27 (0)
1934 Shrewsbury Town
Managerial career
1934–1935 Shrewsbury Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jack Roscamp (8 August 1901[2] – 1939[2]) was an English footballer, renowned for his physical style of play.[3] He played for Blackburn Rovers, for whom he scored twice in the 1928 FA Cup Final,[2][3][4] Bradford City and Shrewsbury Town, who he also went on to manage.[citation needed] He left Town, citing disagreements with their committee, and took up business as a publican, running The Boot Inn at Welshpool.[5]

Honours

Blackburn Rovers

  • FA Cup: 1927–28[2]

References

  1. ^ Quiz (20 August 1923). "Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Blackburn Rovers". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Jack Roscamp: Blackburn Rovers". Spartacus Educational. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
  3. ^ a b Moore, Glenn (18 April 2005). "Rovers' old-school brutality a scar on the game". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
  4. ^ "1928 FA Cup Final". Sporting Chronicle. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
  5. ^ Jones, Mike (2008). Meadow Maestros & Misfits. Janet Beasley, Shrewsbury. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-9548099-2-8.
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Shrewsbury Town F.C. – managers
  • Adams (1905–12)
  • Weston (1912–34)
  • Roscamp (1934–35)
  • Ramsay (1935–36)
  • Bousted (1936–40)
  • Knighton (1945)
  • Chapman (1949–50)
  • Crooks (1950–54)
  • W. Rowley (1955–57)
  • Potts (1957–58)
  • Spuhler (1958)
  • A. Rowley (1958–68)
  • Gregg (1968–72)
  • Evans (1972–74)
  • Durban (1974–78)
  • Barker (1978)
  • Turner (1978–84)
  • Bates (1984–87)
  • Brown (1987)
  • McNeill (1987–90)
  • Hartford (1990–91)
  • Bond (1991–93)
  • Davies (1993–97)
  • King (1997–99)
  • Bates (1999)
  • Ratcliffe (1999–2003)
  • Atkins (2003)
  • Quinn (2003–04)
  • Bates (2004)
  • Peters (2004–08)
  • McMahon (2008)
  • Simpson (2008–10)
  • Turner (2010–14)
  • Jackson (2014)
  • Mellon (2014–16)
  • Coyne (2016)
  • Hurst (2016–18)
  • Askey (2018)
  • Coyne (2018)
  • Ricketts (2018–20)
  • Cotterill (2020–23)
  • Taylor (2023–24)
  • Hurst (2024–)
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