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Jack Roscamp

Jack Roscamp

English footballer and manager

Jack Roscamp (8 August 1901[2] – 1939[2]) was an English footballer, renowned for his physical style of play.[3] He played for Blackburn Rovers, for whom he scored twice in the 1928 FA Cup Final,[2][3][4] Bradford City and Shrewsbury Town, who he also went on to manage.[citation needed] He left Town, citing disagreements with their committee, and took up business as a publican, running The Boot Inn at Welshpool.[5]

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Blackburn Rovers

References

  1. [1]
    Quiz (20 August 1923). "Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Blackburn Rovers". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. [2]
    "Jack Roscamp: Blackburn Rovers". Spartacus Educational. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
  3. [3]
    Moore, Glenn (18 April 2005). "Rovers' old-school brutality a scar on the game". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
  4. [4]
    "1928 FA Cup Final". Sporting Chronicle. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
  5. [5]
    Jones, Mike (2008). Meadow Maestros & Misfits. Janet Beasley, Shrewsbury. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-9548099-2-8.
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