Jack Oakes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Oakes | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1905[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Winsford, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 March 1992 (aged 86) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1930 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | (0) |
| 1930–1931 | Crook Town | ? | (?) |
| 1931–1932 | Southend United | 2 | (0) |
| 1932–1933 | Crook Town | ? | (?) |
| 1933–1934 | Spennymoor United | ? | (37) |
| 1934–1936 | Aldershot | 61 | (19) |
| 1936–1947 | Charlton Athletic | 130 | (3) |
| 1947–1948 | Plymouth Argyle | 36 | (0) |
| Total | 231 | (22) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Oakes (24 September 1905 – 20 March 1992), was an English footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League.
His early career included playing for Nottingham Forest, Southend United and Crook Town. He joined Aldershot in May 1934[3] who for a period of time tried playing him as a centre-half in early 1935,[4] making the switch permanent later that year.[5]
In 1936, he transferred to Charlton Athletic and was on the losing side in the 1946 FA Cup Final. He did not make the line-up for Charlton's victorious 1947 FA Cup Final, and signed for Plymouth Argyle soon after, spending one season at Home Park before retiring in his 43rd year.
After his playing career was over, he emigrated to Australia, and was living in the city of Perth by the time of his death in March 1992 at the age of 86. Jack Oakes was a great-uncle of Roy Sandbach.
References
- ^ "1939 England and Wales Register for John Oakes". Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via Ancestry.com.
- ^ "Charlton Athletic. Old players get their chance". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Moor forward for Aldershot". Evening Chronicle. 11 May 1934. p. 16.
- ^ "Hampshire Hopes". Herald Express. 2 March 1935. p. 4.
- ^ "Oakes as centre-half". Herald Express. 22 February 1936. p. 2.
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