Jack Fountain

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Jack Fountain
Personal information
Full name John Fountain
Date of birth(1932-05-27)27 May 1932
Place of birth Leeds, England
Date of death August 2012 (2012-09) (aged 80)
Place of death Leeds, England
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Leeds Ashley Road
1949–1957 Sheffield United 31 (0)
1957–1960 Swindon Town 81 (2)
1960–1963 York City 130 (3)
Total242(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Fountain (27 May 1932 - August 2012) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a wing half for Sheffield United, Swindon Town and York City. He received a prison sentence in 1964 for his part in the betting scandal which shook British football in the early 1960s. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Jack Fountain". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  2. "Gaol Sentences On Ten Footballers. Gauld Given Four Years And Told To Pay £5,000". The Times. 27 January 1965. p. 5.
  3. "Jack Fountain". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 September 2015.