Jack Dorrington
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Dorrington | ||
| Date of birth | May 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Smethwick, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 January 1944 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Langley St Michael's F.C. | ||
| – | West Smethwick | ||
| – | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 1899–???? | Bromsgrove Rovers | ||
| ????–1901 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| 1901–1913 | Small Heath | 106 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Dorrington (May 1881 – 9 January 1944) was an English professional footballer who spent his entire professional career as a goalkeeper at Small Heath (renamed Birmingham in 1905), for which he made over 100 appearances in the Football League.
A native of Smethwick, which was then an urban district in Staffordshire, Dorrington took over in goal from Nat Robinson in 1907–08, but remained undisputed first choice for only a couple of seasons. Injury forced his retirement in or around 1913.
In 1924 Dorrington became Licensee of the Holte Hotel in Aston
Dorrington died in the Birmingham suburb of Handsworth at the age of 62.
Honours
- with Small Heath
- Second Division runners-up: 1902–03
References
Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.
The Villa News & Record, January 15th 1944