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