- Jack Baynton
Infobox Football biography
playername = Jack Baynton
fullname = John Baynton
dateofbirth = birth date|1859|3|20
cityofbirth =Rushtock Wood ,Worcestershire
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1939|5|17|1859|3|20|df=y
cityofdeath =Alfreton
countryofdeath =England
height = height|ft=5|in=9
position = Goalkeeper / Utility player
years = 1877–1889
1889–1890
clubs = Wolverhampton Wanderers
Kidderminster Olympic
caps(goals) = 18 00(0)John "Jack" Baynton (
20 March 1859 –17 May 1939 ) was an English footballer who played in theFootball League for Wolverhampton Wanderers.Baynton was a teacher at St Luke's School in
Blakenhall , whose football team was to become to Wolverhampton Wanderers. He became an officially registered footballer at the outset of the club in 1877 and appeared for them in various roles, including right-back and centre-forward. However, his favoured position was as goalkeeper.He appeared in Wolves' first-ever
FA Cup tie (in October 1883) and first-ever league match (in September 1888), as well as skippering them to their first-ever silverware, the 1884 Wrekin Cup. He played in the1889 FA Cup Final , where they lost 0-3 to league champions fc|Preston North End.He joined
Kidderminster Olympic in April 1889 but retired the following year, continuing on as a teacher.References
*cite book |author=Matthews, Tony |title=The Legends of Wolverhampton Wanderers |year=2006 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |pages=p. 21 |isbn=1-85983-518-X
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