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John Bollington
Personal information
Full name John Edward Bollington
Date of birth 1892
Place of birth Belper, England
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Walsall
1919–1920 Southend United 1 (0)
1920–1921 Brighton & Hove Albion 14 (0)
Managerial career
De Zwaluwen
1923–1931 CVV Vriendenschaar
1924 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Edward Bollington, also known as Jan Bollington (born 1892) was an English football player and coach.

Career

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Born in Belper, Bollington played in the Football League for Southend United and Brighton & Hove Albion.[1] He joined Southend in August 1919 from the Army, leaving them in September 1920 to sign for Brighton.[2] He suffered a broken leg during an FA Cup match against Cardiff City while attempting to tackle opposition forward Jimmy Gill. The injury ultimately ended his playing career, while Cardiff held a benefit match in November 1921 against Brighton to raise funds for him.[3]

He later became a football manager in the Netherlands; he was in charge of amateur club CVV Vriendenschaar between 1923 and 1931, having previously coached De Zwaluwen.[4] He was also in charge of the Netherlands national team for one match in 1924,[5][6] leading them to a 2–1 win over South Africa.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Michael Joyce (2002). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. p. 28.
  2. ^ "SUFCdb – Player Profile". www.sufcdb.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Cardiff City's Aid". Western Mail. 23 November 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 4 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "1918–1928" (in Dutch). CVV Vriendenschaar. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  5. ^ Marcel Vink (2 November 2010). "De mooiste naam van Oranje?" (in Dutch). Ons Oranje. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ Regeer, Website: voetbalstats.nl – Rob. "Bondscoach John Edward Bollington Nederlands elftal". www.voetbalstats.nl. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Grim mogelijk in rijtje met Jan Rab en handvol buitenlandse trainers". Elfvoetbal.nl. Retrieved 9 May 2018.