John Horton (footballer)

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

For other people with the same name, see John Horton.

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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. 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. 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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