Jock Kirton

Jock Kirton
Personal information
Full name John Kirton
Date of birth 4 March 1916
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 12 March 1996(1996-03-12) (aged 80)
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
St Marchers
Banks O' Dee
1936–1952 Stoke City 219 (2)
1953–1954 Bradford City 8 (0)
Hinckley Athletic
Total 227 (2)
International career
1944 Scotland (wartime) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Kirton (4 March 1916 – 12 March 1996) was a Scottish footballer who played in the English Football League for Bradford City and Stoke City. He made 249 appearances for Stoke.