| Jackie Morton | |
| Fullname: | John Morton |
| Birth Date: | 26 July 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Sheffield, England |
| Death Place: | Milton Keynes, England |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Clubs1: | Gainsborough Trinity |
| Years2: | 1931–1939 |
| Clubs2: | West Ham United |
| Caps2: | 258 |
| Goals2: | 54 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1937 |
| Nationalteam1: | England |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
John Morton (26 July 1914 – 8 March 1986), better known as Jackie Morton, was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for West Ham United.[2]
Morton made 275 appearances and scored 57 goals for the East London club until 1939, having signed from Gainsborough Trinity for £600 in 1931. Along with Joe Cockroft, he was an ever-present for the club during the 1933–34 season.[3] [4]
Morton had previously played for Woodburn Council School and Woodhouse Alliance, and signed pro with Gainsborough aged 17.[3]
He gained a solitary cap for England in a 5–4 victory over Czechoslovakia on 1 December 1937, in which he scored the second England goal (Stanley Matthews scored his only international hat trick in this match).[5]