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Johnny
Horne |
Accrington FC
uncapped
1889 |
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Timeline |
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John Kay Horne |
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Birth |
Friday, 17 January 1862 at Meadow Top in Accrington, Lancashire [registered
in Haslingden, March 1862] |
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Baptism |
Sunday, 16 February 1862 at St. James' in Accrington |
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According to the
1871 census, John Kay is the second of five children to James and
Isabella. His father is a cemetery registrar, and they live at Cemetery
Lodge in Huncoat. |
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According to the
1881 census, John K, an apprentice chemist, is the second of now six
children, still at home at The Cemetery Lodge with his parents. His father
is a superintendant registrar. |
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According to the
1891 census, still at The Cemetery Lodge, John K., a chemist and a
druggist, is the oldest of the five children still at home. His father is
the cemetery registrar. |
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Marriage |
to Margaret Ellen Illingworth
Law, on Thursday, 28 September 1893, at St. John the Evangelist Church, Accrington [registered
in Haslingden, September 1893] |
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According to the
1901 census, John Kay, still a chemist and druggist, is now married to
Margaret E. They have one son, James Law, and one servant, living at 27
Avenue Parade in Accrington. |
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According to the
1911 census, John Kay, a chemist, along with Margaret Ellen Illingworth
and their son, James Law, one servant and three in-law visitors, all at
Oakleigh in Tarleton. |
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Death |
Sunday night, 31 October 1926 at Oakleigh, Tarleton,
Preston, aged 64 years 287 days [registered in
Ormskirk, December 1926] |
"DEATH OF MR. J. KAY HORNE AT TARLETON
"The death occurred at his residence, Oak
Leigh, Tarleton, near Preston, on Sunday night, afeter a long illness, of
Mr. John Kay Horne, who was a famous footballer in his younger days.
He not only kept goal for Accrington during the time that the club was in
the First Division, but appearaed later for the Rovers on many occasions.
After finishing his football career he took up business at Hesketh Bank,
where he was a chemist for over 25 years. His keen interest in all forms
of sport helped to make him most popular, and he was president of the
Astland Tennis Club. A churchman, he was closely connected with Trinity
Church, Tarleton, where he was Rector's warden. He leaves a widow. Their
only son, who went to Gallipoli with a Manchester Regiment early in the
war, was reported missing and presumed to be dead." -
Tuesday, 2 November 1926, Lancashire Daily Post. |
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Probate |
"HORNE
John Kay of Oakleigh Tarleton
Preston
Lancashshire
died 31 October 1926 Probate London
18 January to Margaret Ellen Illingworth Horne widow.
Effects £2014 2s. 3d."
[2019 equivalent: £142,030]. |
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Source |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Horne began
his career with Accrington FC in 1883, and also appeared Windsor FC,
Grimsby Town FC and Bury FC before returning to Accrington FC in 1886. He
alternated with Burslem Port Vale FC for the next two years. Then he played with
Accrington FC in its inaugral Football League seaon, before leaving to join Blackburn Rovers FC
for its second season. He signed with Notts County FC for the 1890-91
season, but without making any significant first class matches, returned
to Accrington FC, afterwhich he
joined Burton Swifts FC in 1891. He returned to Accrington in March 1893.
A year later - he was keeping goal for Darwen FC. |
League honours
29 appearances |
Accrington FC 1888-89 22 appearances
debut: 8 September 1888
Everton FC 2 Accrington FC 1.
Blackburn Rovers FC 1890
two appeaarnces
debut: 22 February 1890 Burnley FC 1 Blackburn Rovers
FC 2.
Accrington FC 1890 one appearance
debut: 6
December 1890 Derby County FC 1 Accrington FC 2.
Accrington FC
1893 three appearances
debut: 4 March 1893 Bolton Wanderers FC
5 Accrington FC 2.
Darwen FC 1894 one appearance
debut & last: 3 February 1894 Darwen FC 2 Preston North End FC 1. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup winners 1889-90 (3 apps),
runners-up 1890-91 (0);
Football League third place
1889-90 (2), 1890-91 (0); |
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Distinctions |
Horne suffered a cracked rib and became the first goalkeeper in
the Football League to be replaced by a team-mate. |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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England Career |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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None |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
reserve |
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1 |
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Match History
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Club:
Accrington F.C. -
no full appearances |
F.A. International Select Committee
- no full appearancesx |
Notes
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