| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Kirton | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 12 March 1996 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Playing position | Left-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| – | St Marchers | ||
| – | Banks O' Dee | ||
| 1936–1952 | Stoke City | 219 | (2) |
| 1953 | Bradford City | 8 | (0) |
| – | Hinkley Athletic | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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John Kirton (4 March 1916 – 12 March 1996) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City and Stoke City. He made 219 league appearances for Stoke.
Kirton joined Stoke in 1936 from Scottish junior club Banks O' Dee. He became a key player in Bob McGrory's side and went on to spend sixteen years at the Victoria Ground playing for Stoke during the war. He left in 1953 to join Bradford. Kirton died in 1996 aged 80.[1]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 1936–37 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1937–38 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1938–39 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1945–46 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1946–47 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| 1947–48 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1948–49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1949–50 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 1950–51 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1951–52 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| 1952–53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 219 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 249 | 2 | |
| Bradford City | 1952–53 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 227 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 257 | 2 | |