Jack Dorrington

Infobox Football biography
playername = Jack Dorrington


fullname = John Dorrington
dateofbirth = May 1881
cityofbirth = Smethwick
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1944|1|9|1881|5|1
cityofdeath = Birmingham
countryofdeath = England
height =
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =


1899–????
????–1901
youthclubs = Langley St Michael's F.C.
West Smethwick
West Bromwich Albion
Bromsgrove Rovers
Kidderminster Harriers
years = 1901–1913
clubs = Small Heath
caps(goals) = 106 0(0)

John "Jack" Dorrington (—9 January1944) was an English professional footballer who spent his entire professional career as a goalkeeper at Small Heath, for which he made over 100 appearances in the Football League.

A native of Smethwick, then an urban district in Staffordshire, Jack 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.

Jack Dorrington died in the Birmingham suburb of Handsworth at the age of 62.

Honours

*with Small Heath
**Second Division runners-up 1903.

References

cite book
author=Matthews, Tony | title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record | year=1995 | publisher=Breedon Books | isbn=1-85983-010-2

Persondata
NAME = Dorrington, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Dorrington, Jack
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = May 1881
PLACE OF BIRTH = Smethwick, Staffordshire, England
DATE OF DEATH = 1944-01-09
PLACE OF DEATH = Handsworth, Birmingham, England