Jackie Mordue
John Mordue (13 December 1886 – 6 March 1938) was an English footballer who played at outside right , and won the Football League championship with Sunderland in 1912–13 and made two appearances for England . — Wikipedia
- Position
- FW
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birthplace
- Edmondsley
- Born
- 13 Dec 1886
He made his Sunderland debut on 9 September 1908 at Middlesbrough scoring in a 3–0 victory. [ 4 ] He soon became a fixture at outside right, contributing some vital goals including one against Newcastle United in a 9–1 victory at St James' Park on 5 December 1908. [ 5 ] He went on to form an excellent partnership on the right-wing with Charlie Buchan and Francis Cuggy , his 15 goals helping the club to win the Football League Championship in 1913 . Sunderland narrowly missed out on the Double , losing the FA Cup final 1–0 to Aston Villa , who themselves were runners-up in the League. Mordue also became Sunderland's main penalty taker, scoring 26 in total, reaching the age of 34 before he missed one in a competitive game. Mordue made two England appearances, making his debut against Ireland on 10 February 1912. In this match, he played alongside his Sunderland colleague George Holley as England ran out 6–1 victors. [ 6 ] His second, and final, England match was also against Ireland a year later. In this match, Mordue was teamed up with his Sunderland colleagues Charlie Buchan and Francis Cuggy and although Buchan scored early in the game, England went down 2–1. [ 7 ] Mordue also represented the Football League on three occasions. Mordue left Sunderland in 1920, having played 294 games in total, with 80 goals. — Wikipedia
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