Bill Jaques
Personal information
Full name William Jaques
Date of birth (1888-12-08)8 December 1888
Place of birth Erith, Kent, England
Date of death 6 June 1925(1925-06-06) (aged 36)[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909–1911 Northfleet United
1911–1914 Coventry City
1914–1922 Tottenham Hotspur 138
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bill Jaques also known as Jacques (8 December 1888 – 6 June 1925) was a professional footballer who played for Northfleet United (where he won the Kent Senior Cup in 1910), Coventry City and Tottenham Hotspur.[3]

Football career

Jaques signed for Tottenham from Coventry in 1914. The reliable goal keeper played a total of 138 matches in all competitions for the club between 1914 and 1922.[4] He was a regular in the Second Division championship winning side of 1919–20.

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

References

  1. ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1925 (Haanen-Kyte ed.). p. 373.
  2. ^ The Vagrant (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Tottenham Hotspur". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 137. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  4. ^ A-Z of Tottenham Hotspur players Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 10 February 2009.
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