John Horton (footballer)

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John Horton
Personal information
Full name John William Horton[1]
Date of birth (1901-01-05)5 January 1901[1]
Place of birth Rotherham, England
Date of death 1970
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1921 Wombwell
1921–1922 Southampton 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John William Horton (5 January 1901 – 1970)[1] was an English professional footballer who made one Football League appearance for Southampton in 1921.

Football career[]

Horton was born in Thurnscoe, near Barnsley in Yorkshire[2] and first came to attention when he played for Wombwell. In 1920–21 he scored a total of 40 goals,[3] helping Wombwell to reach second place in the Yorkshire League and gain admittance to the Midland League.[4]

In May 1921, he was signed by Southampton, then playing in the Football League Third Division South.[3] He scored regularly for the reserve team and made his first-team debut when he replaced Bill Rawlings for the match against Watford on 29 October 1921, which ended in a 2–0 victory for the Saints.[5] Shortly after his debut, he broke a leg in a reserve team match at Bristol City, which ended his professional football career.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 130. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ a b c Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 176. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  4. ^ "Wombwell F.C." Football Club History Database. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  5. ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 67. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
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