| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Davenport Sheffield[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Coalville, England | ||
| Date of death | 13 March 1915 (aged 35–36)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Neuve-Chapelle, France[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Coalville Albion | |||
| Whitwick White Cross | |||
| Coalville Town | |||
| Coalville Wednesday | |||
| 1902–1903 | Burton United | 12 | (0) |
| Coalville Town | |||
| 1904–1905 | Leicester Fosse | 2 | (0) |
| Loughborough Corinthians | |||
| Ibstock Albion | |||
| Coalville Excelsior | |||
| Ibstock Albion | |||
| Coalville Wednesday | |||
| Coalville Town | |||
| Coalville Swifts | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Davenport Sheffield (1879 – 13 March 1915) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Burton United and Leicester Fosse as an outside right.[1]
Personal life
Sheffield apprenticed as an architect and surveyor and as of 1911 was assisting his family in the running of the Railway Hotel, Coalville.[3][4] He served as a corporal in the Leicestershire Regiment (later the Royal Leicestershire Regiment) during the Second Boer War. He later rejoined the regiment soon after the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914.[5] On 13 March 1915, while serving with the 2nd Battalion of the regiment, Sheffield was shot in the head and killed by a sniper on the final day of the Battle of Neuve Chapelle.[5][6] He is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester Fosse | 1904–05[7] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 262. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- 1 2 3 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ "Have you a Tiger in your family?". Royal Leicestershire Regiment Online Archive. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ Jack Sheffield on Lives of the First World War
- 1 2 "Leicester Fosse & The First World War: Jack Sheffield". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ↑ "Coalville soldier killed – Corpl. J. D. Sheffield". Coalville Times. 2 April 1915. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ↑ "Jack Sheffield | Leicester City career stats". FoxesHistory. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.