Jackie Sewell (24th January 1927 - 26th September 2016) was an international footballer who represented England 6 times scoring 3 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 14th November 1951 at 24 years old, and his last was vs Hungary on 23rd May 1954 aged 27. Sewell, born on 24th January 1927, in Kells, Whitehaven, Cumberland, has a FA Legacy Number of 711 and played as a Inside Right and
Inside Left for his country.
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John 'Jackie' Sewell turned professional in October 1944 whilst with Notts County. Sheffield Wednesday paid a then record transfer fee of £34,500 for his services in March 1951. At Wednesday he gained all of his England caps before transferring to Aston Villa in December 1995 and then to Hull in October 1959. He scored 227 goals in 510 League games. He was appointed player/coach of Lusaka City in Zambia in September 1961 and also national coach of Zambia until 1973 and played for the Zambian national team.
Ireland (HC) on 14th November 1951 aged 24 years, 9 months, 21 day
Hungary (FR) on 23rd May 1954 aged 27 years, 3 months, 30 days
Austria (FR) on 25th May 1952 aged 25 years, 4 months, 1 day
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SUI, 3 - 0, 28th May 1952 (FR)