Jack Pitt

Jack Pitt

Personal information
Full name	John Harry Pitt
Date of birth	(1920-05-20)20 May 1920
Place of birth	Willenhall, England
Date of death	17 August 2004(2004-08-17) (aged 84)
Place of death	Bristol, England
Position(s)	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1937–19??	West Bromwich Albion	0	(0)
19??–1946	Bath City
1946–1960	Bristol Rovers	499	(16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jack Pitt (20 May 1920 – 17 August 2004) was a former professional footballer who spent the majority of his career at Bristol Rovers. His testimonial match was at Bath on 13 August 1988 against Wimbledon. Pitt spent more than 50 years at Bristol Rovers as a player, coach and groundsman. He was part of the half back line "Pitt, Warren and Sampson" that guided the Rovers to promotion to Division Two in 1953 and sustained them in their early years there. A hard tackling half-back, Jackie was known for his rivalry with Bristol City's equally tough defender, Ernie Peacock. J On 3 April 2021, Pitt was the sixth player to be inducted into the recently created Bristol Rovers Hall of Fame.

References

• "Tribute to Jack Pitt". Give Me Football. Archived from the original on 20 October 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2007.