Jack Kirton
Football, Football player
1871 – 1939
Who was Jack Kirton?
John William "Jack" Kirton was an English professional footballer who made 45 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City and Small Heath. He played as an outside left.
Kirton was born in Hulme, which was then in Lancashire. He played for Glossop North End and Oldham County of the Combination before joining Football League Second Division club Lincoln City in May 1896. From then on, he changed club at the end of each season. With Small Heath in the Second Division, he created many of Walter Abbott's 19 goals in the 1897–98 season. His next move was to Swindon Town of the Southern League, then First Division club Sunderland, where he never achieved a first-team place. A return to Swindon preceded a final move in the 1901 close season, this time to Millwall Athletic, also of the Southern League.
He died in Kilburn, London, in 1939 at the age of 67.
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- Born
- Jul 18, 1871
Hulme - Also known as
- John William Kirton
- John William "Jack" Kirton
- Jack
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Lived in
- Hulme
- Died
- Mar 13, 1939
Kilburn, London
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on July 23, 2013
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