Jack Vinall (16 December 1910 – 26 May 1997) was a

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. Birmingham-born Vinall made 181 appearances for Norwich as a

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between 1933 and 1937, scoring 80 times. Norwich Evening News accessed 6 November 2007 (see List of Norwich City F.C. club records) After signing from

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, Vinall scored four goals in his second match for Norwich and went on to play every game of the 1933–34 season, as Norwich won promotion from Division Three (South) for the first time.

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1910 births 1997 deaths Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands English men's footballers Sunderland A.F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players English football managers Worcester City F.C. managers Men's association football forwards English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen {{england-footy-forward-1910s-stub