Biography
John William Jobson was born in the Northumberland mining village of Burradon and had a well-travelled and largely unheralded early career playing North Eastern League football before playing a handful of games for Blyth Spartans during the 1929/30 season. His performances earned him a move to South Yorkshire and Midland League side Hatfield Main Colliery during the 1930 close season, which quickly brought him to the attention of Hull City. After a two week trial for Hull City Reserves that yielded five goals in three games Jobson was signed in November 1930 for a £20 fee, to provide cover for wide positions on both wings. He deputised for regular outside left Dally Duncan on his debut, then switched to the opposite wing a fortnight later for his second and final appearance for the Tigers.
Jobson left the Tigers in June 1931 and joined Midland League side Frickley Colliery but by September 1931 he had re-signed for Hatfield Main Colliery, where within two months he had earned a trial at Southampton that came to nothing. He returned to his native North East in May 1933, serving Ashington, Newbiggin West End and Seaton Burn Welfare before rejoining his hometown club Burradon Welfare. By 1939 he was living in the Northumberland coastal town of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea and working in a local colliery. He became an Army sergeant in the Durham Light Infantry during World War Two and received a Military Medal for bravery under attack in the Middle East. He later moved back to the Yorkshire area and died in Scarborough in the summer of 1974.
Details
Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 29 July 1908, Burradon
Hull City First Game: 2 February 1931, Barrow H (Division Three North), 22 years, 207 days old
Hull City Final Game: 7 March 1931, Accrington Stanley H (Division Three North), 22 years, 221 days old
Clubs
Burradon Welfare (1926-1927), Bedlington United (1927), Walker Celtic (1927), Percy Main Amateurs (1927-1928), Usworth Colliery (1928), Burradon Colliery Welfare (1928-1929), Blyth Spartans (1929-1930), Hatfield Main Colliery (1930), Hull City (1930-1931), Frickley Colliery (1931-1932), Hatfield Main Colliery (1932-1933), Ashington (1933), Newbiggin West End (1933-1934), Seaton Burn Welfare (1934-1935), Burradon Welfare (1935-1936)
Hull City Record
Career: 2 apps, 0 goals
John Jobson| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930/31 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |