| Jack Shorten | |
| Fullname: | John Francis Shorten |
| Birth Date: | 30 November 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Williamstown, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Sunshine, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Royal Australian Artillery |
| Height: | 183 cm |
| Weight: | 83 kg |
| Position: | Defender |
| Statsend: | 1913 |
| Years1: | 1909–10, 1912–13 |
| Club1: | Collingwood |
| Games Goals1: | 60 (0) |
John 'Jack' Shorten (30 November 1887 – 9 October 1958)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Shorten was the centre half back in Collingwood's 1910 premiership team. His involvement in a second half melee kept him out of action for the entire 1911 season as he received a 28 games suspension for striking, exactly the same punishment handed out to Carlton's Percy Sheehan. It remains the longest suspension ever for a Collingwood player.