Background
Short was born in Darfield, near Barnsley and joined Wolverhampton Wanderers from non-league Wath Wanderers.
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Jack Short
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He left for Staffordshire rivals Stoke City in the summer of 1954 with Stoke aiming for a return to the top-flight. He played 31 times in 1954-1955 as the "Potters" finished in 5th position with Short again being used as a back up forward scoring twice against Swansea Town in November 1954. He played 33 times in 1955-1956 as Stoke ended in a poor position of 13th and Short was given a free transfer to his hometown club Barnsley.
He was regular for the "Tykes" for three seasons which ended with relegation to the Third Division in 1958-1959 and he retired a year later.
Short collapsed and died in October 1976 after a playing in a charity football match in Wombwell.
Achievements
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He broke into Wolves" first team in December 1950 and played a key role as Stan Cullis" side reached the FA Cup semi final in 1950-1951 losing in a replay to Newcastle United. Short spent the next three seasons at Molineux making the right back position his own and even played as a makeshift centre forward in January 1952 where he scored twice against Manchester City in the FA Cup. However injury saw him miss the remainder of the 1952-1953 campaign and he played 27 times in 1953-1954 as Wolves won the First Division title.
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Born
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Nationality
United Kingdom