Jack Ackroyd played for Exeter City in the early 1920s.  He joined the club from Scunthorpe and later played for Grimsby Town. The son of a miner, he eventually emigrated to California.

From a South Yorkshire mining background Jack's footballing career was put on hold during the First World War until, aged 24, he was given a Football League opportunity with Rotherham County in the 1918/19 season. Making a single league appearance he soon moved on to Scunthorpe and Lindsey United.

He subsequently joined Exeter City in June 1922 and, making his Grecians’ debut in a 3-1 defeat at Aberdare Athletic on 26 August 1922, Jack went on to feature in 30 Third Division (South) matches that campaign. Released after one season at St James’ Park, he returned to Lincolnshire to link up with Grimsby Town where he played a further 6 league matches.

Jack is believed to have emigrated to the United States in 1926 and to have died in July 1967 in San Francisco.