# Jack Vidler

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**Horace Jack Vidler** (13 June 1905 – 1953) was an English [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)).

## Career

Described as a bustling [forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)), Vidler joined [Football League](/source/Football_League) club Plymouth Argyle in 1929.[2] He made his first appearance for the club against [Southend United](/source/Southend_United_F.C.) on 2 March 1929, scoring his first goal in his third appearance, on the opening day of the [1929–30 season](/source/1929%E2%80%9330_in_English_football). Vidler established himself as a first-team regular that season, scoring 19 goals in just 31 appearances, including two [hat-tricks](/source/Hat-tricks) and a four-goal haul against [Norwich City](/source/Norwich_City_F.C.) on 19 April 1930.[3]

Vidler clearly benefited from the time he spent serving the [British Army](/source/British_Army) as a teenager, using his strength and agility to great effect on the [pitch](/source/Association_football_pitch).[2] He is considered to be among the best to have worn the colours of Plymouth Argyle, and played alongside fellow greats such as [Sammy Black](/source/Sammy_Black), [Jack Leslie](/source/Jack_Leslie_(English_footballer)), and [Ray Bowden](/source/Ray_Bowden). His first and only major honour with the club came in his first full season when the club won the [Football League Third Division South](/source/Football_League_Third_Division_South) title and promotion to the [Second Division](/source/Football_League_Second_Division), where he would continue to play for the next nine years.[4]

He played his final game for the club against [Sheffield United](/source/Sheffield_United_F.C.) on 4 February 1939. In 256 appearances he scored 103 goals, which puts him sixth on the club's all-time goalscorers list.[5] He was transferred to [Bristol City](/source/Bristol_City_F.C.) in the summer of 1939 at the age of 33, before his career was cut short by the outbreak of the [Second World War](/source/World_War_II).

## Honours

- **[Football League Third Division South](/source/Football_League_Third_Division_South)**

- Winner (1): [1929–30](/source/1929%E2%80%9330_in_English_football)

## References

1. ["Plymouth Argyle. Their capture: goal-getting centre from Scotland"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-dispatch-football-guide-1936-vii/134492706/). *Sunday Dispatch Football Guide*. 23 August 1936. p. vii. – via Newspapers.com.

1. [Jack Vidler](http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1876932,00.html) Plymouth Argyle FC. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

1. [Jack Vidler](http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=862&scp=1,2,5,6,7) Greens on Screen. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

1. [Argyle History](http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-seasons.asp) Greens on Screen. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

1. [Player Records](http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players1.asp) Greens on Screen. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

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