| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Belton | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Loughborough, England | ||
| Date of death | 1952 (aged 56–57) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Right half, centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Quorn Emmanuel | |||
| 0000–1914 | Loughborough Corinthians | ||
| 1914–1928 | Nottingham Forest | 322 | (16) |
| Loughborough Corinthians | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Belton (1 May 1895 – 1952) was an English professional footballer who made over 320 appearances as a right half in the Football League for Nottingham Forest.
Personal life
Belton served as a private in the Leicestershire Regiment and the Labour Corps during the First World War. He was wounded at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and was evacuated to Britain.
Honours
Nottingham Forest
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 1914–15 | Second Division | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 |
| 1919–20 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | ||
| 1920–21 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 1921–22 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 1922–23 | First Division | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 1923–24 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 1924–25 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1925–26 | Second Division | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 1926–27 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 1927–28 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 322 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 348 | 16 | ||
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 24. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- "Football's advent. Nottingham Forest". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
- "Belton Jackie Nottingham Forest 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- "Nottingham Forest football players served in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- Jackie Belton on Lives of the First World War
- "Small Town, Great War. Hucknall 1914–1918". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Jackie Belton". The City Ground. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- Nottingham Forest F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- 1895 births
- 1952 deaths
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Men's association football wing halves
- Men's association football forwards
- Sportspeople from Loughborough
- Footballers from Leicestershire
- Loughborough Corinthians F.C. players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Royal Leicestershire Regiment soldiers
- Royal Pioneer Corps soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Military personnel from Leicestershire
- 20th-century English sportsmen