Jack Dorrington

Jack Dorrington
Personal information
Full name	John Dorrington
Date of birth	May 1881
Place of birth	Smethwick, England
Date of death	9 January 1944 (aged 62)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Langley St Michael's F.C.
	West Smethwick
–	West Bromwich Albion
1899–????	Bromsgrove Rovers
????–1901	Kidderminster Harriers
1901–1913	Small Heath
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Dorrington (May 1881 – 9 January 1944) was an English professional footballer who spent his entire professional career as a goalkeeper at Small Heath (renamed Birmingham in 1905), for which he made over 100 appearances in the Football League.

A native of Smethwick, which was then an urban district in Staffordshire, Dorrington took over in goal from Nat Robinson in 1907–08, but remained undisputed first choice for only a couple of seasons. Injury forced his retirement in or around 1913.

He was the Manager of The Green Dragon in Kinver where 2 or his children were born.

In 1924 Dorrington became Licensee of the Holte Hotel in Aston Jack Dorrington married Helen Jones and they had 3 children Cyril, Eileen and another who died of measles in infancy.

When Jack left the Holte Hotel he went to 178 Soho Road Handsworth Birmingham where he managed a busy newsagents until he died.

Dorrington died in the Birmingham suburb of Handsworth at the age of 62.

Honours[]

with Small Heath
- Second Division runners-up: 1902–03

References[]

Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.

The Villa News & Record, 15 January 1944

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