About John Horne
Lived 1862 – 1926 (aged 63–64). John Horne was an association football player.
John Kay Horne (17 January 1862 – 30 October 1926), or Johnny Horne, was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Accrington (in six spells), Windsor, Grimsby Town, Bury, Burslem Port Vale, Blackburn Rovers, Notts County, Burton Swifts, and Darwen. He kept goal for Blackburn as they won the 1890 FA Cup final.
Career Horne played for Accrington (in two spells). He put his business interests ahead of football and left Accrington for 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. A chemist by trade, by the time he joined Blackburn Rovers he had a reputation as one of the safest goalkeepers in the country.
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Blackburn Rovers
Accrington
Accrington
Darwen
Honours Burslem Port Vale North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup runner-up: 1886
Blackburn Rovers FA Cup: 1890
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Who was John Horne?
association football player (1862-1926)
When was John Horne born?
John Horne was born in 1862 in Huncoat.
When did John Horne die?
John Horne died in 1926 in Hesketh Bank.
What was John Horne's occupation?
John Horne was an association football player.
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