- Jackie Morton
John "Jackie" Morton (
26 February 1914 –8 March 1986 ) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for West Ham United.Morton was born in
Sheffield and made 275 appearances and scored 57 goals for the East London club until 1939, having signed from Gainsborough for £600 in 1931. Along withJoe Cockroft , he was an ever-present for the club during the 1933-34 season.Morton had previously played for Woodburn Council School and Woodhouse Alliance, and signed pro with Gainsborough aged 17.
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) [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=214] .References
*cite book |last=Hogg |first=Tony |title=Who's Who of West Ham United |year=2005 |publisher=Profile Sports Media| id= ISBN 1 903135 50 8 |pages=150
* [http://www.lalamy.demon.co.uk/whulist.htm "West Ham Player List"] , last accessed20 January 2007
*englandstats|id=691|name=Jackie MortonExternal links
* [http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=486&united=John_Morton John Morton] at westhamstats.info
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