Jack McCandless

Name: John McCandless
Born: 29 February, Coleraine
Died: 1940
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Ireland: 5 Full Caps (1912-1920).
Club Honours: (with Bradford) Football League Division Two Runner-Up 1913/14 (promoted).

Club Career:
Club................. ----Seasons---- -League-
Linfield ............ (Irish League)
Bradford Park Avenue. 1911/12-1922/23 190(0)/21
Accrington Stanley... 1923/24........ ..2(0)/ 0
Barn................. (Irish League)
Mid-Rhondda United... (Southern League)
TOTAL................ ............... 192(0)/ 0

Biography:
Goalscoring winger who's career spanned the Great War for both club and country.

After finishing his playing career with Mid-Rhondda, McCandless remained in Wales to manage Ebbw Vale. Later he was manager of hometown club Coleraine at the time of their first ever trophy win - the Gold Cup in 1931/32 - and also ran a small shop.

McCandless died in 1940, leaving a wife and young family behind. It was noted that: "the Depression and the effects of a gas attack in the trenches bore down heavily on him."

More to follow.

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
13-04-1912 Wales... A W 3-2 BC 2 Goals
18-01-1913 Wales... H L 0-1 BC
14-02-1920 Wales... H D 2-2 BC 1 Goal
13-03-1920 Scotland A L 0-3 BC
23-10-1920 England. A L 0-2 BC

Summary: 5/3. Won 1, Drew 1, Lost 3.