John Bollington
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Edward Bollington | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Belper, England | ||
| Date of death | 21 May 1965 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Walsall, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Walsall | |||
| 1919–1920 | Southend United | 1 | (0) |
| 1920–1921 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| ANVV De Zwaluwen | |||
| 1923–1931 | CVV Vriendenschaar | ||
| 1924 | Netherlands | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Edward Bollington, also known as Jan Bollington (31 July 1886 – 21 May 1965)[1] was an English football player and coach.
Career
Born in Belper, Bollington played in the Football League for Southend United and Brighton & Hove Albion.[2] He joined Southend in August 1919 from the Army, leaving them in September 1920 to sign for Brighton.[3] He suffered a broken leg during an FA Cup match against Cardiff City while attempting to tackle opposition forward Jimmy Gill. The injury ultimately ended his playing career, while Cardiff held a benefit match in November 1921 against Brighton to raise funds for him.[4]
He later became a football manager in the Netherlands; he was in charge of amateur club CVV Vriendenschaar between 1923 and 1931, having previously coached ANVV De Zwaluwen.[5] He was also in charge of the Netherlands national team for one match in 1924,[6][7] leading them to a 2–1 win over South Africa.[8]
References
- ^ John Bollington eu-football.info
- ^ Michael Joyce (2002). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. p. 28.
- ^ "SUFCdb – Player Profile". www.sufcdb.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Cardiff City's Aid". Western Mail. 23 November 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 4 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1918–1928" (in Dutch). CVV Vriendenschaar. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ Marcel Vink (2 November 2010). "De mooiste naam van Oranje?" (in Dutch). Ons Oranje. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Regeer, Website: voetbalstats.nl – Rob. "Bondscoach John Edward Bollington Nederlands elftal". www.voetbalstats.nl. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Grim mogelijk in rijtje met Jan Rab en handvol buitenlandse trainers". Elfvoetbal.nl. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.