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Jack Cartmell
Jack Cartmell, Brentford FC assistant trainer, 1927.jpg
Cartmell as assistant trainer at Brentford in 1927.
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Full name John Range Cartmell
Date of birth (1890-08-28)28 August 1890
Place of birth Blackpool, England
Date of death 23 February 1979(1979-02-23) (aged 88)
Place of death Richmond, England
Playing position Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1911–1913 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
1913– Blackpool 0 (0)
Mardy
Abertillery
1916–1918 Heart of Midlothian 19 (2)
1919–1921 Brentford 64 (2)
1921–1923 Boscombe
1923–1924 Gillingham 4 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

John Range Cartmell (28 August 1890 – 23 February 1979) was a professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford and Gillingham as an outside left. He later became trainer at Brentford and served nearly 30 years in the role. He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in May 2015.

Playing career

An outside left, Cartmell began his career with spells at Huddersfield Town, Blackpool, Mardy and Abertillery, before the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 saw the suspension of competitive football the following year. Cartmell guested for Heart of Midlothian during the war and made 23 appearances, scoring two goals.

After the armistice, Cartmell joined Southern League First Division club Brentford in 1919. He made 30 appearances during the Bees' first season of league football in 1920–21, before leaving at the end of the campaign. Cartmell ended his career with Southern League club Boscombe and made a brief return to the Football League with Gillingham during the 1923–24 season.

Trainer career

After his retirement from football in 1924, Cartmell remained at Gillingham as assistant to trainer Bob Kane. Cartmell returned to Brentford in 1926, when he followed Kane, manager Harry Curtis and a number of Gillingham players to Griffin Park. He progressed to become the club's lead trainer and remained with the Bees until the mid-1950s. Cartmell was rewarded for his long service with a testimonial match against Hayes in April 1955. He became trainer of Athenian League club Hayes in the mid-1950s.

Personal life

Jack Cartmell, footballer, in army uniform during the First World War
Cartmell in uniform during the First World War.

Cartmell served in the Sportsmen's Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers during the First World War.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 1916–17 Scottish League First Division 19 2 3 0 22 2
1917–18 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 19 2 4 0 23 2
Brentford 1919–20 Southern League First Division 35 2 1 0 36 2
1920–21 Third Division 29 0 1 0 30 0
Total 64 2 2 0 66 2
Gillingham 1923–24 Third Division South 4 0 1 0 5 0
Career Total 87 4 3 0 4 0 94 4

Honours

Heart of Midlothian

Individual

  • Brentford Hall of Fame
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