Jake Ruecroft

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jake Ruecroft

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Jacob Ruecroft

| birth_date = {{birth date|1915|5|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lanchester, England

| death_date = February 2005 (aged 89)

| death_place =

| height =

| position = Full back

| years1 =

| clubs1 = Goole Town

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1938–1947

| clubs2 = Halifax Town

| caps2 = 60

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 1945

| clubs3 = → Leeds United (war guest)

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1946

| clubs4 = → Lincoln City (war guest)

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1947–1948

| clubs5 = Scarborough

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| goals5 =

| years6 = 1948–1949

| clubs6 = Bradford City

| caps6 = 43

| goals6 = 0

| years7 =

| clubs7 = Goole Town

| caps7 =

| goals7 =

| totalcaps = 106

| totalgoals = 2

}}

Jacob Ruecroft (1 May 1915 – February 2005) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back for Goole Town, Halifax Town, Scarborough and Bradford City.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player4/jakeruecroft.html|title=Profile|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}} He also guested for Leeds United and Lincoln City during World War Two.{{cite web|url=http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/R/RuecroftJ.php|title=Profile|publisher=Leeds United F.C. History}}{{cite web|url=http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=ruec01|title=Profile|publisher=The Lincoln City Archive|access-date=20 May 2011|archive-date=6 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806201825/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=ruec01|url-status=dead}}