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Chelsea FC Profile: Jack Horton

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Full Name: John William Horton

Born: Friday, 14th July 1905
Place of birth: Castleford, England
Height: 5' 6 1/2"
Died: Thursday, 22nd October 1964 (aged 59)
Place of death: Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Burial: Cremated - Pontefract Crematorium. Ashes scattered in gsarden of rest. No known memorial

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1933 to 1937


Playing Career:


Castleford Town
Charlton Athletic
Chelsea (Mar 1933 to Jun 1937) - cost: unknown
Crystal Palace

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 18th March 1933, Birmingham 0 - 0 Chelsea

Age on debut: 27 years 8 months 4 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 6th February 1937, Portsmouth 4 - 1 Chelsea

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1932 / 33 900009
1933 / 34 30500035
1934 / 35 13100014
1935 / 36 500005
1936 / 37 210003
Total59700066

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1932 / 33 200002
1933 / 34 800008
1934 / 35 400004
1935 / 36 100001
Total15000015


* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Jack Horton made 66 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League18th Mar 1933Birmingham00Chelsea19,620 match drawn
League25th Mar 1933Chelsea12West Bromwich Albion33,371 match lost
League29th Mar 1933Derby County01Chelsea7,141 match won
League14th Apr 1933Chelsea41Leicester City45,608 match won scored 2 goals
League15th Apr 1933Everton32Chelsea27,635 match lost
League18th Apr 1933Leicester City11Chelsea22,647 match drawn
League22nd Apr 1933Chelsea13Arsenal72,260 match lost
League3rd May 1933Manchester City14Chelsea14,827 match won
League6th May 1933Chelsea11Sunderland22,322 match drawn
League26th Aug 1933Stoke City10Chelsea32,725 match lost
League2nd Sep 1933Chelsea52Wolverhampton Wanderers31,792 match won
League4th Sep 1933Huddersfield Town61Chelsea7,508 match lost
League9th Sep 1933Sheffield United41Chelsea13,598 match lost
League14th Oct 1933Chelsea23Middlesbrough16,078 match lost
League11th Nov 1933Chelsea02Derby County24,422 match lost
League18th Nov 1933West Bromwich Albion31Chelsea12,325 match lost
League23rd Dec 1933Chelsea11Leeds United18,157 match drawn
League26th Dec 1933Chelsea40Sunderland12,800 match won scored 1 goal
League30th Dec 1933Chelsea20Stoke City24,487 match won
League1st Jan 1934Sunderland00Chelsea12,820 match drawn
League6th Jan 1934Wolverhampton Wanderers11Chelsea21,459 match drawn
F.A. Cup13th Jan 1934Chelsea11West Bromwich Albion51,451 match drawn
F.A. Cup17th Jan 1934West Bromwich Albion01Chelsea20,061 match won
League20th Jan 1934Chelsea50Sheffield United31,287 match won scored 2 goals
F.A. Cup27th Jan 1934Chelsea11Nottingham Forest53,269 match drawn
F.A. Cup31st Jan 1934Nottingham Forest03Chelsea37,187 match won
League7th Feb 1934Aston Villa20Chelsea15,688 match lost
League10th Feb 1934Tottenham Hotspur21Chelsea39,652 match lost
F.A. Cup17th Feb 1934Stoke City31Chelsea42,219 match lost
League21st Feb 1934Chelsea20Liverpool14,152 match won
League24th Feb 1934Middlesbrough22Chelsea12,962 match drawn
League3rd Mar 1934Chelsea30Blackburn Rovers26,409 match won
League10th Mar 1934Newcastle United22Chelsea14,108 match drawn
League17th Mar 1934Chelsea01Sheffield Wednesday31,606 match lost
League24th Mar 1934Derby County10Chelsea13,644 match lost
League30th Mar 1934Portsmouth02Chelsea29,100 match won scored 2 goals
League31st Mar 1934Chelsea32West Bromwich Albion36,593 match won
League2nd Apr 1934Chelsea40Portsmouth47,114 match won scored 1 goal
League7th Apr 1934Birmingham03Chelsea29,104 match won
League14th Apr 1934Chelsea20Everton34,029 match won scored 1 goal
League21st Apr 1934Manchester City42Chelsea25,861 match lost
League23rd Apr 1934Chelsea20Leicester City16,304 match won
League28th Apr 1934Chelsea22Arsenal65,344 match drawn scored 1 goal
League5th May 1934Leeds United31Chelsea6,092 match lost
League25th Aug 1934Derby County30Chelsea20,265 match lost
League29th Aug 1934Chelsea12Sheffield Wednesday19,756 match lost
League1st Sep 1934Chelsea31Leicester City20,084 match won
League3rd Sep 1934Sheffield Wednesday31Chelsea13,029 match lost
League8th Sep 1934Sunderland40Chelsea33,592 match lost
League15th Sep 1934Chelsea13Tottenham Hotspur46,715 match lost
League22nd Sep 1934Preston North End20Chelsea18,332 match lost
League29th Sep 1934Chelsea20Grimsby Town25,373 match won scored 2 goals
League6th Oct 1934Everton32Chelsea17,827 match lost scored 1 goal
League13th Oct 1934Chelsea21Huddersfield Town32,151 match won
League20th Oct 1934Birmingham01Chelsea22,572 match won
League27th Oct 1934Chelsea02Stoke City39,160 match lost
F.A. Cup16th Jan 1935Luton Town20Chelsea23,041 match lost
League19th Jan 1935Chelsea22Sunderland37,096 match drawn scored 1 goal
League26th Oct 1935Chelsea21Bolton Wanderers36,080 match won scored 1 goal
League2nd Nov 1935Huddersfield Town20Chelsea16,684 match lost
League9th Nov 1935Chelsea21Middlesbrough33,408 match won
League23rd Nov 1935Chelsea21Brentford56,624 match won
League30th Nov 1935Sheffield Wednesday41Chelsea16,014 match lost
League7th Dec 1935Chelsea12Portsmouth15,000 match lost scored 1 goal
F.A. Cup30th Jan 1937Millwall30Chelsea41,503 match lost
League3rd Feb 1937Chelsea44Manchester City11,620 match drawn
League6th Feb 1937Portsmouth41Chelsea16,447 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1933 / 34 2
1934 / 35 2
1935 / 36 3
Total7

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Jack Horton made 7 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly12th Aug 1933Chelsea03Chelsea18,000 match won
Friendly19th Aug 1933Chelsea23Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly11th Aug 1934Chelsea64Chelsea8,000 match lost
Friendly18th Aug 1934Chelsea72Chelsea6,000 match lost
Friendly17th Aug 1935Chelsea32Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly21st Aug 1935Chelsea21Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly25th Nov 1935Chelsea02Heart Of Midlothian15,000 match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1933 / 34 7
1934 / 35 19
1935 / 36 15
1936 / 37 20
Total61

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1933 / 34 2
1934 / 35 3
1935 / 36 4
1936 / 37 3
Total12


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Jack Horton made 61 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League20th Sep 1933Chelsea32Southend Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Sep 1933Chelsea31West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League30th Sep 1933Leicester City01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League4th Oct 1933Crystal Palace13Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League7th Oct 1933Chelsea41Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Reserve League21st Oct 1933Chelsea20Arsenalunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League28th Oct 1933Northampton Town12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League24th Nov 1934Arsenal14Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League1st Dec 1934Chelsea24Bournemouth & Boscombe Athleticunknown match lost
Reserve League15th Dec 1934Chelsea31Readingunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League29th Dec 1934Clapton Orient11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League5th Jan 1935Chelsea02Leicester Cityunknown match lost
Reserve League26th Jan 1935Chelsea20Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won
Reserve League16th Feb 1935Southend United33Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League23rd Feb 1935Chelsea32Southamptonunknown match won
Reserve League9th Mar 1935Chelsea51Bristol Cityunknown match won
Reserve League16th Mar 1935Portsmouth01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League20th Mar 1935Chelsea23Coventry Cityunknown match lost
Reserve League23rd Mar 1935Chelsea11Watfordunknown match drawn
Reserve League30th Mar 1935West Ham United12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Apr 1935Chelsea43Fulhamunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League6th Apr 1935Chelsea05Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League22nd Apr 1935Chelsea03Charlton Athleticunknown match lost
Reserve League24th Apr 1935Chelsea10Northampton Townunknown match won
Reserve League2nd May 1935Northampton Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League4th May 1935Chelsea23Brentfordunknown match lost
Reserve League31st Aug 1935Bristol City10Chelsea4,318 match lost
Reserve League2nd Sep 1935Southampton11Chelsea2,000 match drawn
Reserve League7th Sep 1935Chelsea31Millwallunknown match won
Reserve League11th Sep 1935Chelsea32Southamptonunknown match won
Reserve League25th Sep 1935Chelsea61Queens Park Rangersunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League28th Sep 1935Leicester City02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Oct 1935Queens Park Rangers32Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League5th Oct 1935Chelsea32Coventry Cityunknown match won
Reserve League12th Oct 1935Arsenal20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League16th Nov 1935Chelsea22Crystal Palaceunknown match drawn
Reserve League11th Jan 1936Watford14Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League18th Jan 1936Chelsea20West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League1st Feb 1936Chelsea30Leicester Cityunknown match won
Reserve League8th Feb 1936Coventry City31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League29th Feb 1936Chelsea32Portsmouthunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League5th Sep 1936Leicester City21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League9th Sep 1936Chelsea42Millwallunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Sep 1936Chelsea54Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League26th Sep 1936Chelsea21Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League10th Oct 1936Reading13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League24th Oct 1936Chelsea52Northampton Townunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League31st Oct 1936Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League7th Nov 1936Chelsea11Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match drawn
Reserve League28th Nov 1936Swansea Town12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League5th Dec 1936Chelsea30Southamptonunknown match won
Reserve League12th Dec 1936Brentford31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Dec 1936Chelsea32Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League25th Dec 1936Chelsea21Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League9th Jan 1937West Ham United41Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League23rd Jan 1937Chelsea60Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League20th Feb 1937Chelsea11Coventry City3,000 match drawn
Reserve League27th Feb 1937Northampton Town02Chelsea2,500 match won
Reserve League29th Mar 1937Chelsea11Portsmouthunknown match drawn
Friendly3rd Apr 1937Bedford Town24Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Friendly26th Apr 1937Letchworth Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


DOB Changed from 14 Jun 1905 to 14 Jul 1905 as per 1939 census record

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Chelsea FC Player Jack Horton

Games Won: 24
Win Percentage: 35.82%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 66 appearances, Jack Horton played alongside the following 31 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Len Allum (17)
Jimmy Argue (5)
Joe Bambrick (8)
George Barber (51)
Harry Burgess (1)
Alec Cheyne (6)
Wilf Chitty (1)
James Copeland (1)
Allan Craig (61)
Willie Ferguson (2)
Hughie Gallacher (39)
George Gibson (56)
Bob Gregg (30)
Bob Griffiths (3)
Jock Hutcheson (13)
Johnny Jackson (8)
Tommy Law (27)
Bob MacAulay (32)
Harold Miller (39)
George Mills (36)
Billy Mitchell (9)
Peter O'Dowd (17)
John O'Hare (10)
Eric Oakton (49)
Leslie Odell (14)
Tommy Priestley (15)
Johnnie Rankin (5)
Willie Russell (38)
Dick Spence (15)
Sam Weaver (3)
Victor Woodley (59)