Jack Vitty

Jack Vitty
Jack Vitty in Brighton and Hove Albion Shirt season 1950-51
Personal information
Full name John Vitty
Date of birth (1923-01-19)19 January 1923[1]
Place of birth Chilton, County Durham, England
Date of death 4 November 2021(2021-11-04) (aged 98)
Place of death Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1949 Charlton Athletic 2 (0)
1949–1952 Brighton & Hove Albion 47 (1)
1952–1957 Workington 196 (3)
1957–1958 South Shields
Total 245 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Jack Vitty playing for Workington 1954-55

John Vitty (19 January 1923 – 4 November 2021) was an English footballer who played as a left-back in The Football League.

Vitty died on 4 November 2021, at the age of 98.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Jack Vitty". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ^ "Workington Reds' oldest surviving Football League player has died". Cumbria Crack. 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Jack Vitty". Legacy.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  • Jack Vitty at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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