Full name John Kay Horne Place of birth Huncoat, England Playing position Position Goalkeeper | Date of birth 1862 Date of death 1926 (aged 63–64) Years Team | |
John Kay Horne (1862 – 1926) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Accrington (in six different spells), Windsor, Grimsby Town, Bury, Burslem Port Vale, Blackburn Rovers, Notts County, Burton Swifts, and Darwen.
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Playing career
Horne played for Accrington (in two different spells), Windsor, Grimsby Town, and Bury, before he joined Burslem Port Vale in May 1886. He made his debut for the club in the final of the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup on 22 May, which ended in a 1–0 defeat to nearby Stoke. He rejoined Accrington in October, before returning to Port Vale in 1887. He returned to Accrington for a fourth spell in October 1887. He later played for Blackburn Rovers, Notts County, Accrington (in another two separate spells), Burton Swifts, and Darwen.