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ROLLO JACK

Full Name: Robert Rollo Jack

Born: 02 April 1902

Came from: Trainee Went to: Bolton Wanderers

First game: 23 December 1922 Last game: 03 November 1923

Appearances: 17 (17/0) Goals: 4

Born in Bolton, as Rollo came through the junior ranks at Argyle alongside his brother David, the sons of manager Robert (Bob) Jack.

Another brother, Donald, was also briefly on the books at Argyle and played for the reserves without making a first-team appearance. With their father at the helm, Argyle entered the Football League from the Southern League and, while brother David featured in Argyle's debut Football League season, it was not until 1922 that Rollo made his first senior appearance, as an inside-right, two years after David had left for First Division Bolton Wanderers.

Having a father as manager will have been tough, but his brother's meteoric rise must have heaped even more pressure on Rollo. He was soon to follow his brother to Bolton, their home town club, for a fee of £1,500, which was also a club his father had played for. Despite staying five years at Burnden Park, he found it hard to make his own mark, playing just 29 times before moving south to Clapton Orient for £1,000. A two-year spell in London produced a good return of 22 goals from 79 games before he moved to Swindon Town in 1934. He played 20 times for the Robins before winding down his career nearby, with Southern League Yeovil & Petters United, the club that later became Yeovil Town.

Rollo returned to Home Park in 1935 to take up an administrative role and was later appointed temporary secretary-manager when Jack Tresadern was called up for Army service at the outbreak of the Second World War, albeit at a time when the club had almost ceased to function.

Following the end of the Second World War, he continued within football administration, serving as Club Secretary at Leyton Orient for the 1949-50 season. Leyton Orient was the new post-war name for the former Clapton Orient side that Jack had played for before the war.

He had relocated to London and settled in Streatham, where he also became an avid tennis player. He lived a long life, residing at Broadlands Mansion in Streatham, a prominent residential Art Deco mansion block in SW16.

He passed away in 1994, with his death registered in the London Borough of Lambeth, which includes Streatham, at the grand age of 92.

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APPEARANCE DETAILS [reselect competitions]

The details below reflect appearances in all first-team competitions.

We are very grateful to many who have helped write GoS-DB's player pen-pictures, and to Dave Rowntree and the PAFC Media Team for their help with photos. Thanks also to staff at the National Football Museum, the Scottish Football Museum and ScotlandsPeople for their valuable assistance.

The following publications have been particularly valuable in the research of pen-pictures: Plymouth Argyle, A Complete Record 1903-1989 (Brian Knight, ISBN 0-907969-40-2); Plymouth Argyle, 101 Golden Greats (Andy Riddle, ISBN 1-874287-47-3); Football League Players' Records 1888-1939 (Michael Joyce, ISBN 1-899468-67-6); Football League Players' Records 1946-1988 (Barry Hugman, ISBN 1-85443-020-3) and Plymouth Argyle Football Club Handbooks.

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