John Henry Carter, also known as Jack or Jock Carter (11 November 1910 – 2 July 1992) was a professional footballer. He was born in Aylesbury

Aylesbury

Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...

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During his career he played as a centre forward for Watford

Watford F.C.

Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...

, Reading

Reading F.C.

Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...

 and Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town F.C.

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 for whom he was top scorer in their first season

1936-37 in English football

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 as a professional club. Following his retirement from playing, Carter spent time working as a steward at Reading's stadium, Elm Park

Elm Park (stadium)

Elm Park was a football stadium in the West Reading district of the English town of Reading. It was the home of Reading Football Club from 1896 until 1998, when they moved to the new Madejski Stadium....

. He died in Reading

Reading, Berkshire

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, aged 81.