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Jack SOUTHWORTH 1890-1894
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Name: John "Jack" Southworth
Nickname: 'Prince of Dribblers', 'Skimmy'  Country:  EnglandClub: Blackburn Rovers, Everton Position: ★CF | SS, GK (optional) Side: RF/BS Age: 24-28 years (11/11/1866) Height: 175 cm Weight: 70 kg Attack: 91 Defence: 48 Balance: 77 Stamina: 73 Top Speed: 88 Acceleration: 89 Response: 86 Agility: 92 Dribble Accuracy: 88 Dribble Speed: 90 Short Pass Accuracy: 78 Short Pass Speed: 73 Long Pass Accuracy: 73 Long Pass Speed: 71 Shot Accuracy: 93 Shot Power: 84 Shot Technique: 86 Free Kick Accuracy: 68 Curling: 64 Header: 83 Jump: 86 Technique: 84 Aggression: 95 Mentality: 77 Goalkeeper Skills: 62 Team Work: 79 Injury Tolerance: A Condition: 5 Weak Foot Accuracy: 5 Weak Foot Frequency: 5 Consistency: 5 Growth type: Standard CARDS: S01 – Marauding S02 – Passer S03 – 1-on-1 Scoring S18 – Turning Skills P17 – Chasing Back SPECIAL ABILITIES: Dribbling– Scoring - Positioning - 1-on-1 Scoring - Passing Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded Southworth was christened the "Prince of Dribblers". A contemporary wrote that: "His dodging, his neat passing, his speed and general accuracy in shooting won the hearts of the spectators at the Leamington ground. He is built for speed, he plays an unselfish game; he's good at tackling and has excellent judgement. Despite being famous for his terrific shots, many match reports of that time revealed his heading ability. Arguably the finest goal-scorer in the Football League during its early years, Southworth scored in all three of his appearances for England. He could've made more appearances for the national team, however on several occasions, Jack was withdrawn from squads, presumably by Blackburn Rovers (clubs had a veto in those days) whilst on other occasions, he was a non-playing reserve. 'The Golden Boot: Football's Top Scorers' wrote: ..., showing the pace with which he had became famous, he dodged past the Everton half and full backs to hit a shot that the home side believed had gone over the bar rather than under it....Two more goals then followed against PNE at Goodison that the home side, despite a well-hit shot from distance for their second,...The Everton centre forward was not to be denied for long, though, and when Latta crossed, he headed powerfully home....Everton were 2-1 down, but they equalised when Southworth's free kick was head home by Dickie Boyle admit great enthusiasm. Spoiler: show Last edited by ttt1009 on Tue Apr 01, 2025 8:29 am, edited 16 times in total. |
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you gave him 62 keeper skill for what reason ?
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 Joined: Fri Apr 02, 2021 11:21 pm Posts: 353 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Biondi wrote: you gave him 62 keeper skill for what reason ? Quote: "While at Blackburn Olympic Southworth graduated to the first team. He was offered a place by Blackburn Rovers but refused. While at Olympic he turned out for Higher Walton and made guest appearances for Accrington and Vale of Lune F.C. At Vale of Lune he suffered knee injuries that threatened his career and forced him to play as a Goalkeeper for a time. A keen musician, his love of music took him to Chester, where he also turned out as a Goalkeeper. Just before Christmas 1886 he returned to Blackburn Olympic and was restored to his old position of centre-forward. He moved to Blackburn Rovers F.C. in 1887." |
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Nacho1605 wrote: Biondi wrote: you gave him 62 keeper skill for what reason ? Quote: "While at Blackburn Olympic Southworth graduated to the first team. He was offered a place by Blackburn Rovers but refused. While at Olympic he turned out for Higher Walton and made guest appearances for Accrington and Vale of Lune F.C. At Vale of Lune he suffered knee injuries that threatened his career and forced him to play as a Goalkeeper for a time. A keen musician, his love of music took him to Chester, where he also turned out as a Goalkeeper. Just before Christmas 1886 he returned to Blackburn Olympic and was restored to his old position of centre-forward. He moved to Blackburn Rovers F.C. in 1887." there are some more players who played sometimes as a keeper but their average ability was 55-60, also the GK position should be added in this case |
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Quote: A knee injury sustained whilst playing as a guest for Accrington against Padiham threatened his sporting progression. Unable to continue as an outfield player, he threw in his lot as a goalkeeper – to such good effect that by the season’s end he was appearing between the sticks for Olympic’s first eleven. The value is given to emphasize that he played as a keeper for a period of time before, not like the others as you mentioned, who only occasionally played as keepers. BTW, I think he will be the last option for the keeper position based on his stats |
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