John Breedon

Date of birth29 December 1907
Place of birthBarnsley
PositionGoalkeeper

'Jack' Breedon made his name during WW2 football, but before then only appeared occasionally.

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1935-36 Manchester United League Division Two 3 2
1936-37 Manchester United League Division One 1 1
1937-38 Manchester United League Division Two 9 6 2
1938-39 Manchester United League Division One 22 10 6


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
31 Aug 1935 Plymouth Argyle v Manchester United L 3-1 League Division Two
21 Sep 1935 Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 League Division Two
11 Apr 1936 Manchester United v Bradford Park Avenue W 4-0 League Division Two
02 Jan 1937 Manchester United v Derby County D 2-2 League Division One
23 Oct 1937 Manchester United v Sheffield Wednesday W 1-0 League Division Two
13 Nov 1937 Chesterfield v Manchester United W 1-7 League Division Two
20 Nov 1937 Manchester United v Aston Villa W 3-1 League Division Two
27 Nov 1937 Norwich City v Manchester United W 2-3 League Division Two
04 Dec 1937 Manchester United v Swansea Town W 5-1 League Division Two
11 Dec 1937 Bradford Park Avenue v Manchester United L 4-0 League Division Two
27 Dec 1937 Manchester United v Nottingham Forest W 4-3 League Division Two
28 Dec 1937 Nottingham Forest v Manchester United W 2-3 League Division Two
01 Jan 1938 Newcastle United v Manchester United D 2-2 League Division Two
31 Aug 1938 Manchester United v Bolton Wanderers D 2-2 League Division One
03 Sep 1938 Manchester United v Birmingham City W 4-1 League Division One
07 Sep 1938 Liverpool v Manchester United L 1-0 League Division One
10 Sep 1938 Grimsby Town v Manchester United L 1-0 League Division One
17 Sep 1938 Stoke City v Manchester United D 1-1 League Division One
24 Sep 1938 Manchester United v Chelsea W 5-1 League Division One
01 Oct 1938 Preston North End v Manchester United D 1-1 League Division One
08 Oct 1938 Manchester United v Charlton Athletic L 0-2 League Division One
15 Oct 1938 Manchester United v Blackpool D 0-0 League Division One
22 Oct 1938 Derby County v Manchester United L 5-1 League Division One
29 Oct 1938 Manchester United v Sunderland L 0-1 League Division One
12 Nov 1938 Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1-3 League Division One
19 Nov 1938 Everton v Manchester United L 3-0 League Division One
26 Nov 1938 Manchester United v Huddersfield Town D 1-1 League Division One
03 Dec 1938 Portsmouth v Manchester United D 0-0 League Division One
10 Dec 1938 Manchester United v Arsenal W 1-0 League Division One
17 Dec 1938 Brentford v Manchester United W 2-5 League Division One
24 Dec 1938 Manchester United v Middlesbrough D 1-1 League Division One
15 Apr 1939 Arsenal v Manchester United L 2-1 League Division One
22 Apr 1939 Manchester United v Brentford W 3-0 League Division One
29 Apr 1939 Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United D 0-0 League Division One
06 May 1939 Manchester United v Liverpool W 2-0 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.