Jack Dorrington

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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

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.

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.