Quick Facts
Biography
John Kay Horne (1862 – 1926) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Accrington (in six different spells), Windsor, Grimsby Town, Bury, Burslem Port Vale, Blackburn Rovers, Notts County, Burton Swifts, and Darwen.
Playing career
Horne played for Accrington (in two different spells), Windsor, Grimsby Town, and Bury, before he joined Burslem Port Vale in May 1886. He made his debut for the club in the final of the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup on 22 May, which ended in a 1–0 defeat to nearby Stoke. He rejoined Accrington in October, before returning to Port Vale in 1887. He returned to Accrington for a fourth spell in October 1887. He later played for Blackburn Rovers, Notts County, Accrington (in another two separate spells), Burton Swifts, and Darwen.
Statistics
- Sourced from John Horne profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Accrington | 1988–89 | The Football League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1989–90 | Football League | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Notts County | 1990–91 | Football League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accrington | 1990–91 | Football League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Accrington | 1992–93 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Darwen | 1993–94 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Honours
- with Burslem Port Vale
- North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup runner-up: 1886