Jack Slemin

Jack Slemin
Personal information
Full name John Christopher Slemin
Date of birth 29 November 1881
Place of birth Dublin, UK
Date of death 1939 (aged 57)
Place of death Dublin, Ireland
Position Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bohemians
1909–1910 Bradford City 3 (0)
Distillery
Total 3 (0)
International career
1908 Ireland amateur 1 (0)
1909 Ireland 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Christopher Slemin (29 November 1881 – 1939) was an Irish footballer who played as an outside left.

Career

Slemin was born in 1881, in Dublin. He began his career as an amateur at Bohemians, whilst also working as a fitter. With Bohemian he won the Irish Cup in 1907–08, and was a runner-up in 1908–09. He was also capped by Ireland amateurs in 1908, and by Ireland in 1909.

He signed for Bradford City in May 1909, making 3 league appearances for the club, before being released in 1910.

He later played for Distillery.

He died in Dublin in 1939, aged 57.

Sources

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Profile". NIFG. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864–1958
  3. 1 2 "Jack Slemin". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 Frost, p. 407
  5. ↑ Frost, p. 388
  6. ↑ Jack Slemin at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  7. ↑ Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864–1958