Jack Carr (footballer, born 1878)


John Thomas Carr was an English professional footballer with Newcastle United between 1899 and 1912, playing at full back and making 279 appearances and scoring 5 goals.

Career

Carr won three League Championships and the FA Cup with Newcastle in this successful period of the club's history.
He made two appearances for England, both against Ireland, in a 1–1 draw on 25 February 1905 and in a 1–0 victory on 16 February 1907.
In 1912 he became a trainer at Newcastle United and would fill this position for the next 10 years. He eventually left the club when Blackburn Rovers made him their manager in 1922. Carr was the coach of the Danish national side at the 1920 Summer Olympics football competition in Antwerp.

Personal life

Carr served as a corporal in the Army Service Corps during the First World War.

Honours

;Newcastle United