John Hornsby (footballer) explained

John Hornsby
Fullname:	John Hornsby^[1]
Birth Date:	1945 8, df=y
Birth Place:	Ferryhill, England
Position:	Winger
Years2:	1965–1966
Caps2:	11
Goals2:	1
Totalcaps:	11
Totalgoals:	1

John Hornsby (born 3 August 1945) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a winger for Colchester United.

Career

Born in Ferryhill, Hornsby represented local club Evenwood Town prior to joining Colchester United in 1965.^[1] He made his debut on 21 August 1965 in a 1–0 defeat to Port Vale at Vale Park.^[2] He scored just one goal for Colchester in his 11 league appearances^[3] in the home fixture against Port Vale which resulted in a 3–0 victory to the U's.^[4] He made his final appearance in a 0–0 draw with Aldershot at Layer Road on 16 April 1966^[5] before returning to County Durham to play for hometown team Ferryhill United and South Shields.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Colchester United – Player profile . Coludata.co.uk . 1 May 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130504225924/http://coludata.co.uk/player.asp?pid=267 . 4 May 2013 . dmy-all .
2. Web site: Colchester United – Match details – Port Vale 1–0 Colchester Utd . Coludata.co.uk . 1 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090625164252/http://www.coludata.co.uk/matchdetails.asp?mid=1092 . 25 June 2009 .
3. Web site: COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12 . Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database . 1 May 2013 .
4. Web site: Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 3–0 Port Vale . Coludata.co.uk . 1 May 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130504230650/http://coludata.co.uk/matchdetails.asp?mid=1121 . 4 May 2013 . dmy-all .
5. Web site: Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 0–0 Aldershot . Coludata.co.uk . 1 May 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130504234414/http://coludata.co.uk/matchdetails.asp?mid=1135 . 4 May 2013 . dmy-all .