Personal information | |||
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Full name | John William Horton [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 5 January 1901||
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 |
John William Horton (5 January 1901 – 1970) [1] was an English professional footballer who made one Football League appearance for Southampton in 1921.
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]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John William Horton [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 5 January 1901||
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 |
John William Horton (5 January 1901 – 1970) [1] was an English professional footballer who made one Football League appearance for Southampton in 1921.
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]