Full name John Henry Horton Name Jack Horton | ||
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Date of birth (1866-02-15)15 February 1866 Date of death 28 December 1946(1946-12-28) (aged 80) | ||
Place of death West Bromwich, England Place of birth West Bromwich, England Playing position | ||
John Henry Horton (15 February 1866 – 28 December 1946) was an English footballer who played in The Football League and the 1895 FA Cup Final for West Bromwich Albion. He also played for Burslem Port Vale and Wednesbury Old Athletic. His brother Ezra was also a footballer, and was a teammate of many years at West Brom.
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Playing career
Horton, a player able to play either as a defender or as an attacker, began his career at Oak Villa. He represented Wednesbury Old Athletic, before joining up with West Bromwich Albion. Whilst with West Brom he also played at least four friendly matches for Burslem Port Vale, scoring three goals, between April 1884 and December 1885. All three of his goals came in a 6–1 win over Wednesbury Town on 5 April 1884.
Back with the "Throstles", he played 129 league games in the Football League from 1889 to 1897, including 19 of the club's 22 games in the league's inaugural season. The club's best finish in his time there was fifth place in 1889–90. He appeared in the 1895 FA Cup Final at Crystal Palace, and unsuccessfully battled with Aston Villa's John Devey in a goalmouth scramble just some 30 seconds into the game; despite this, the goal was credited to Bob Chatt. It proved to be the only goal of the game.