Personal information | |||
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Full name | John George Yuill [1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 October 1885 | ||
Place of birth | Hendon, England | ||
Date of death | 9 July 1916[2] | (aged 30)||
Place of death | Trônes Wood, France [3] | ||
Position(s) | Outside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Northern Nomads | |||
Sale Holmfield | |||
1906–1907 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
1907 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | (0) |
1907 | Northern Nomads | ||
1907 | Stockport County | 1 | (0) |
Wigan Town | |||
1909 | Wrexham | 1 | (0) |
1909 | Manchester City | 3 | (1) |
Chester | |||
1910 | Wrexham | 1 | (0) |
Chester | |||
1911 | Port Vale | 4 | (1) |
Northern Nomads | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John George Yuill (2 October 1885 – 9 July 1916) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City and Stockport County as an outside right.
Yuill attended Manchester Grammar School. [3] During the early part of his football career, he worked for the printing firm Henry Blacklock & Co. Ltd in Manchester. [3] As a footballer, Yuill played for Northern Nomads, Sale Holmfield, Manchester City, Oldham Athletic, Stockport County, Wrexham, Chester and Port Vale. [1] [4] He scored one goal in four Central League appearances for Port Vale during the 1911–12 season. [5] [6]
In September 1914, one month into the First World War, Yuill enlisted as a private in the 19th (Service) Battalion of the Manchester Regiment. [3] He was sent overseas with his battalion in November 1915 and went into the trenches near Berles-au-Bois the following month. [3] By June 1916, Yuill had been promoted to corporal and was operating as part of a Lewis gun section. [3] He took part in the successful attacks of the 30th Division on the first day on the Somme and was promoted to lance sergeant after the Capture of Montauban. [3] Yuill was killed during the Capture of Trônes Wood on 9 July 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. [2] [3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stockport County | 1907–08 [7] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | |
Wrexham | 1908–09 [8] | Birmingham and District League | 1 | 0 | ― | 1 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Manchester City | 1908–09 [9] | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 3 | 1 | |
Wrexham | 1910–11 [10] | Birmingham and District League | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | ― | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |||
Port Vale | 1911–12 [5] | Central League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 4 | 1 | |
Career total | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | John George Yuill [1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 October 1885 | ||
Place of birth | Hendon, England | ||
Date of death | 9 July 1916[2] | (aged 30)||
Place of death | Trônes Wood, France [3] | ||
Position(s) | Outside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Northern Nomads | |||
Sale Holmfield | |||
1906–1907 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
1907 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | (0) |
1907 | Northern Nomads | ||
1907 | Stockport County | 1 | (0) |
Wigan Town | |||
1909 | Wrexham | 1 | (0) |
1909 | Manchester City | 3 | (1) |
Chester | |||
1910 | Wrexham | 1 | (0) |
Chester | |||
1911 | Port Vale | 4 | (1) |
Northern Nomads | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John George Yuill (2 October 1885 – 9 July 1916) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City and Stockport County as an outside right.
Yuill attended Manchester Grammar School. [3] During the early part of his football career, he worked for the printing firm Henry Blacklock & Co. Ltd in Manchester. [3] As a footballer, Yuill played for Northern Nomads, Sale Holmfield, Manchester City, Oldham Athletic, Stockport County, Wrexham, Chester and Port Vale. [1] [4] He scored one goal in four Central League appearances for Port Vale during the 1911–12 season. [5] [6]
In September 1914, one month into the First World War, Yuill enlisted as a private in the 19th (Service) Battalion of the Manchester Regiment. [3] He was sent overseas with his battalion in November 1915 and went into the trenches near Berles-au-Bois the following month. [3] By June 1916, Yuill had been promoted to corporal and was operating as part of a Lewis gun section. [3] He took part in the successful attacks of the 30th Division on the first day on the Somme and was promoted to lance sergeant after the Capture of Montauban. [3] Yuill was killed during the Capture of Trônes Wood on 9 July 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. [2] [3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stockport County | 1907–08 [7] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | |
Wrexham | 1908–09 [8] | Birmingham and District League | 1 | 0 | ― | 1 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Manchester City | 1908–09 [9] | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 3 | 1 | |
Wrexham | 1910–11 [10] | Birmingham and District League | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | ― | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |||
Port Vale | 1911–12 [5] | Central League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 4 | 1 | |
Career total | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |