Jack Dorrington

Jack Dorrington

Personal information
Full name	John Dorrington
Date of birth	May 1881
Place of birth	Smethwick, England
Date of death
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Position(s)	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)
*Club domestic league appearances and 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