Career
He played for several teams including Sheffield Wednesday, N ottinghamshire County and Aston Villa. When he was transferred to Sheffield Wednesday from N ottinghamshire County, for £34,500, he was the most expensive signing in English football. When Sewell captained the newly independent nation of Zambia in October 1964, he became one of the few football players who have played for two different countries.
N ottinghamshire County
Jackie Sewell began his career at N ottinghamshire County for which he was a prolific goalscorer.
He scored 97 goals in 178 league appearances for the club Sheffield Wednesday
He signed for Sheffield Wednesday in March 1951, playing 175 games and scoring 92 goals in his four years at Hillsborough.
He joined Aston Villa in December 1955. During his time at Hillsborough he earned 6 England caps, scoring 3 goals.
Aston Villa
He joined Aston Villa in December 1955 for £20,000, and he played 145 matches for them until October 1959.
He was then sold to Hull City. Hull and Coaching
He moved from Aston Villa to Hull City before retiring as a player in 1961. He then moved to Northern Rhodesia and became player-coach for City of Lusaka F.C. He later coached teams in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and the Belgian Congo (now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo).
Jackie Sewell gained 6 caps for England, scoring 3 goals, one in England"s historic defeat against Hungary in 1953.
He also captained the Zambia national team when the country gained its independence from Britain in 1964. He made 10 appearances for Zambia between 1964 and 1965, scoring 7 goals.
