John William Horton (5 January 1901 – 1970) was an English professional

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who made one Football League appearance for

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in 1921.

Football career

Horton was born in

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, near Barnsley in Yorkshire and first came to attention when he played for

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. In 1920–21 he scored a total of 40 goals, helping Wombwell to reach second place in the Yorkshire League and gain admittance to the

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. In May 1921, he was signed by

, then playing in the

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. He scored regularly for the reserve team and made his first-team debut when he replaced

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for the match against

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on 29 October 1921, which ended in a 2–0 victory for the Saints. Shortly after his debut, he broke a leg in a reserve team match at

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, which ended his professional football career.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horton, John 1901 births English men's footballers 1970 deaths Southampton F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football forwards Wombwell F.C. players People from Thurnscoe Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley Footballers from South Yorkshire