Jack Rowley Sports manager

John Frederick "Jack" Rowley (7 October 1920 – 28 June 1998) was an English football striker from the 1930s to the 1950s, mainly remembered for playing for Manchester United. He was nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his prolific and explosive goalscoring, scoring 211 goals in 424 appearances for United. His younger brother, Arthur, still holds the record for the highest number of career goals scored in the Football League with 434.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 07, 1920
Birth place
England national football team , Wolverhampton
Date of deathJune 28, 1998
Place of death
England national football team , Shaw and Crompton
Height (meters)1.524

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Football manager

club
AFC Ajax
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Wrexham F.C.
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
position
Forward (association football)
teams
England national football team
Manchester United F.C.
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
A.F.C. Bournemouth
Cradley Heath F.C.

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Jack Rowley on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=724&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7