John Hinton (footballer)

John Hinton
Personal information
Full name John Hinton
Date of birth Unknown
Place of birth Southampton, England
Date of death Unknown
Place of death Southend on Sea, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sholing Athletic
1912–1915 Southampton 2 (0)
1915–1919 RAF Farnborough
1919–1921 Thornycrofts
1921 Barnstaple Town
1921–1922 Exeter City 4 (1)
1922–19?? Thornycrofts
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

John Hinton was an English professional footballer who played at inside left for Southampton in the Southern League in 1915 and for Exeter City in the Football League Third Division in 1921.[1]

Early years

Hinton was born in Southampton and was playing Hampshire League football with Sholing Athletic when he was spotted by scouts from Southampton of the Southern League.[2] Hinton joined the Saints in 1912 and played in the reserves; in 1913, he scored a hat-trick in a Southern Alliance match.[2]

He made his two first team appearances when he replaced Fred Jones in a 4–3 defeat at Queens Park Rangers on 16 January 1915 and again in a 3–1 defeat at Bristol Rovers on 17 March.[3]

Military service

When all league football was suspended because of the First World War, Hinton joined the Royal Air Force, stationed at Farnborough. He played football for his squadron and was selected to represent "England" in an RAF international match against their Scottish equivalents.[2]

Post-war career

After the war, Hinton worked for Thornycroft shipbuilders at Woolston as a joiner.[2] He captained the works team, coached by another former Southampton player, Jim Angell,[4] when they reached the First Round proper of the FA Cup in January 1920.[2] After victories over Dulwich Hamlet and Sheppey United, Thornycrofts were drawn against Burnley. The match, on 10 January, was played at The Dell and ended in a goalless draw. In the replay three days later, Burnley's pedigree and experience prevailed, winning 5–0, with three goals from James Lindsay.[5]

Hinton left Thornycroft in February 1921 to join Barnstaple Town, moving on a month later to Exeter City of the Football League Third Division.[2] He made four Football League appearances, scoring once, before returning to Thornycrofts the following year.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 124. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 167. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  3. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 57. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
  4. Bull, David (28 November 2012). "Where Angell Dared". The Southampton Matchday Programme: Southampton vs Norwich City: 24.
  5. Collett, Mike (2003). The Complete Record of the FA Cup. Sports Books. pp. 192, 604. ISBN 1-899807-19-5.
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