John Bollington

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
	Walsall
1919–1920	Southend United
1920–1921	Brighton & Hove Albion
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

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

^ Michael Joyce (2002). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. p. 28.
^ "SUFCdb – Player Profile". www.sufcdb.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
^ "Cardiff City's Aid". Western Mail. 23 November 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 4 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "1918–1928" (in Dutch). CVV Vriendenschaar. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
^ 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)
^ Regeer, Website: voetbalstats.nl – Rob. "Bondscoach John Edward Bollington Nederlands elftal". www.voetbalstats.nl. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
^ "Grim mogelijk in rijtje met Jan Rab en handvol buitenlandse trainers". Elfvoetbal.nl. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

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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. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

[7] "Grim mogelijk in rijtje met Jan Rab en handvol buitenlandse trainers". Elfvoetbal.nl. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

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