Jackie Sewell was an international footballer who represented England 6 times scoring 3 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 14th November 1951 at 24 years old, and his last was vs Hungary on 23rd May 1954 aged 27. Sewell, born on 24th January 1927, in Kells, Whitehaven, Cumberland, has a FA Legacy Number of 711 and played as a Inside Right and
Inside Left for his country.
Jackie Sewell - 6 caps (3 goals)
- Full Name: John Sewell
- Born: 24th January 1927, Kells, Whitehaven, Cumberland
- Died: 26th September 2016, aged 89
- England Career: 1951 - 1954
- Positions whilst with England: Inside Right and Inside Left
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Sheffield Wednesday (6)
- FA Legacy Number: 711
- John 'Jackie' Sewell turned professional in October 1944 whilst with Notts County. Sheffield Wednesday paid a then record transfer fee of £34,500 for his services in March 1951. At Wednesday he gained all of his England caps before transferring to Aston Villa in December 1995 and then to Hull in October 1959. He scored 227 goals in 510 League games. He was appointed player/coach of Lusaka City in Zambia in September 1961 and also national coach of Zambia until 1973 and played for the Zambian national team.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Ireland (HC) on 14th November 1951 aged 24 years, 9 months, 21 day
- Last Cap: v Hungary (FR) on 23rd May 1954 aged 27 years, 3 months, 30 days
- First Goal: v Austria (FR) on 25th May 1952 aged 25 years, 4 months, 1 day
- Career Length: 2 years, 189 days
- Starts: 6
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 6
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 4
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 4
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Inside Right
- 5
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Inside Left
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 6
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Walter Winterbottom
- 6
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Jimmy Dickinson
- 6 Matches
- Gil Merrick
- 6 Matches
- Billy Wright
- 6 Matches
- Tom Finney
- 5 Matches
- Alf Ramsey
- 5 Matches
- Nat Lofthouse
- 4 Matches
- Bill Eckersley
- 4 Matches
- Jack Froggatt
- 3 Matches
- Eddie Baily
- 3 Matches
- Billy Elliott
- 2 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 14 sources from 6 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- HUN, 1 - 7, 23rd May 1954 (FR) Sheffield Wednesday, Cap: 6.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 30 days. - HUN, 3 - 6, 25th Nov 1953 (FR) Sheffield Wednesday, Cap: 5.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 1 day. - IRE, 2 - 2, 4th Oct 1952 (HC) Sheffield Wednesday, Cap: 4.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 11 day. - SUI, 3 - 0, 28th May 1952 (FR) Sheffield Wednesday, Cap: 3.
Age: 25 years, 4 months, 4 days. - AUT, 3 - 2, 25th May 1952 (FR) Sheffield Wednesday, Cap: 2.
Age: 25 years, 4 months, 1 day. - IRE, 2 - 0, 14th Nov 1951 (HC) Sheffield Wednesday, Cap: 1.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 21 day. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.