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Jack Bruton (21 November 1903 – 13 March 1986) was a professional footballer and manager who spent the major part of his career in both capacities with Blackburn Rovers. ==Playing career== Born in Westhoughton,〔 near Bolton, he initially played as an amateur with Wigan Borough, Bolton Wanderers and Horwich RMI while working in the coal mines before signing for Burnley as a professional in 1925 - it was reported that he came up from the pit and signed professional forms on an overturned tub at the pit head. At Turf Moor he established himself as one of the best wingers in the country and won representative honours with the Football League team. He also made three appearances for England.〔 He scored 44 times in 176 games for Burnley before becoming Blackburn Rovers' record £6,500 signing in December 1929. A maker of goals as well as a scorer, Bruton proved to be remarkably consistent during his playing career with Rovers. In the 1930–31 season, Bruton was Rovers' top-scorer with 19 league goals, closely followed by his unrelated namesake Les Bruton on 18.〔(Blackburn Rovers goalscorers: 1930–31 )〕 He scored 115 times in 344 appearances for Blackburn before moving on to Preston North End in 1939, although he was prevented from making any first team appearances for Preston as a result of the outbreak of World War II. He was awarded a benefit match in 1935 when Blackburn Rovers beat Celtic 1-0 on Monday, 22 April at Ewood Park. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jack Bruton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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