John A. "Jack" Savage is an English

England

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 former football

Football (soccer)

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 goalkeeper who played for Hull City

Hull City A.F.C.

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, Halifax Town, Manchester City

Manchester City F.C.

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, Walsall

Walsall F.C.

Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...

 and Wigan Athletic

Wigan Athletic F.C.

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Savage was signed by Manchester City in November 1953, where he deputised for Bert Trautmann

Bert Trautmann

Bernhard Carl "Bert" Trautmann, OBE is a German former professional footballer who played for Manchester City from 1949 to 1964. Brought up during times of inter-war strife in Germany, Trautmann joined the Luftwaffe early in the Second World War, serving as a paratrooper...

. He was at the club for more than a year before making his debut, a 2–0 defeat to Newcastle United

Newcastle United F.C.

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 on 27 December 1954. He also played in the next game against Burnley

Burnley F.C.

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, but once Trautmann recovered from injury Savage returned to the reserves. His next chance came in April 1956, when he again replaced Trautmann for two matches. Trautmann broke his neck in the 1956 FA Cup Final

1956 FA Cup Final

The 1956 FA Cup Final was the final match of the 1955–56 staging of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. The showpiece event was contested between Manchester City and Birmingham City at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday...

, giving Savage the opportunity of an extended run in the first team during the 1956–57

1956-57 in English football

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 season.

He was transferred to Walsall in January 1958 for £4,000. In one of his early games for Walsall, an away match at Swindon

Swindon Town F.C.

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, he was sent off. He made 51 appearances for Walsall, moving to non-league Wigan in 1959.