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John Houghton
Personal information
Full name	John Houghton
Date of birth	14 September 1891
Place of birth	Prescot, England
Date of death	14 January 1991 (aged 99)
Place of death	La Mesa, California, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)
Position(s)	Left back, centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Prescot
	St Helens Town
	Norwich City
1919	Fulham
1921–1922	Wigan Borough
	Mistletoe Lodge
	Canadian Club
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Houghton (14 September 1891 – 14 January 1991), sometimes known as Jack Houghton, was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Fulham and Wigan Borough as a left back and centre half.^[1]

Personal life

Houghton emigrated to the United States with his family and lived in Chicago, Montreal and Niagara Falls.^[2] He died in La Mesa, California on 14 January 1991, at the age of 99.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fulham	1919–20^[4]	Second Division	2	0	0	0	―		2	0
Wigan Borough	1921–22^[3]	Third Division North	29	0	0	0	3^[a]	0	32	0
Career total			31	0	0	0	3	0	34	0

^ Appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup

References

^ ^a ^b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 144. ISBN 978-1905891610.
^ ^a ^b ^c White, Alex (1 August 2012). The Fulham FC Miscellany. The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-9057-1.
^ ^a ^b "Players A to Z (G-H)". Wigan Borough Football Club – Complete. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
^ "John Houghton". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

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