Jackie Morton

Jackie Morton
Personal information
Full name John Morton
Date of birth (1914-07-26)26 July 1914
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Date of death 8 March 1986(1986-03-08) (aged 71)
Place of death Milton Keynes, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Gainsborough Trinity
1931–1939 West Ham United 258 (54)
National team
1937 England 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Morton (26 February 1914 – 8 March 1986), better known as Jackie Morton, was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for West Ham United.[2]

Morton made 275 appearances and scored 57 goals for the East London club until 1939, having signed from Gainsborough Trinity for £600 in 1931. Along with Joe Cockroft, he was an ever-present for the club during the 1933–34 season.[3][4]

Morton had previously played for Woodburn Council School and Woodhouse Alliance, and signed pro with Gainsborough aged 17.[3]

He gained a solitary cap for England in a 5–4 victory over Czechoslovakia on 1 December 1937, in which he scored the second England goal (Stanley Matthews scored his only international hat trick in this match).[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Jack Morton". englandfootballonline.com. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 211. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  3. 1 2 Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 150. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
  4. ↑ "John Morton". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "England 5 – 4 Czechoslovakia". englandstats.com.


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