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Jackie Overfield

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Jackie Overfield
Personal information
Full name Jack Overfield[1]
Date of birth (1932-05-14)14 May 1932
Place of birth Leeds, England
Date of death 29 December 2022(2022-12-29) (aged 90)
Place of death Leeds, England
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Ashley Road Methodists
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Yorkshire Amateur
1953–1960 Leeds United 159 (20)
1960–1963 Sunderland 65 (5)
1963–1964 Peterborough United 1 (0)
1964–1965 Bradford City 11 (0)
Total 236 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jackie Overfield (14 May 1932 – 29 December 2022) was an English professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Career

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Born in Leeds, Overfield attended Victoria Road School.[3] He spent his early career with Ashley Road Methodists and Yorkshire Amateur before signing for Leeds United in 1953.[4] He later played for Sunderland, Peterborough United, and Bradford City.[5]

Overfield died in Leeds on 29 December 2022, at the age of 90.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jackie Overfield". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. ^ https://www.leeds-fans.org.uk/leeds/players/313.html
  3. ^ a b "RIP Jack Overfield". Leeds United F.C. 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/O/OverfieldJ.php
  5. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.