Jonathan Arnold Hammond was an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 footballer.

Playing career

Hammond played for Butt Lane Star before joining Port Vale

Port Vale F.C.

Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...

 in the summer

Summer

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 of 1914. He made his debut in the Staffordshire Senior Cup

Staffordshire Senior Cup

The Staffordshire Senior Challenge Cup is a football cup tournament based in the county of Staffordshire in England first competed for in 1877-78. Organised by the Staffordshire Football Association, it is competed for by a mix of clubs from Staffordshire and the surrounding areas. Both...

 semi-finals, in a 3–3 draw with Birmingham Reserves

Birmingham City F.C. Reserves and Academy

Birmingham City F.C. Reserves and Academy are the reserve team and the youth development system respectively of Birmingham City Football Club. The reserve team, established in 1879, played in the Premier Reserve League South in the 2009–10 season but have not entered a league since...

 on 16 November 1914. He became the regular keeper for the club in November 1917 and held on to the #1 jersey until new signing Alfred Bourne

Alfred Bourne

Alfred Bourne was an English footballer.-Playing career:Bourne joined Port Vale in the summer of 1919. He quickly established himself as the first choice 'keeper, however he lost his place by October 1920...

 took the number 1 spot as the club were re-elected to the Football League

The Football League

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 in October 1919. As a consequence, Hammond had played 48 war league, 11 war cup, 9 Central League, 6 Football League and 2 Staffs Cup games before being released at the end of the 1920–21 season

1920–21 Port Vale F.C. season

The 1920–21 season was Port Vale's second consecutive season of football in the Football League. The season peaked early with a double victory in the league over rivals Stoke, however any sense of euphoria evaporated in February with the sale of star striker Bobby Blood. The club failed to find...

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