Jack Morrell was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers.Bailey, Ron (1956). The Official History Of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C.. Wakefield Express. ASIN: B00O1TLDPC
Club career John Morrell made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Monday 29 August 1921.Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press.
Post-playing After his rugby career Jack went into politics having joined the Labour party. He was elected a councillor in Pontefract in 1945, and in 1953 became the 482nd Mayor of Pontefract. Jack was a publican, and was at the time he became mayor, landlord of the Windmill Hotel in Pontefract and chairman of the local Licensed Victuallers’' Association.
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