| John Payne | |
| Fullname: | James Esdon Payne |
| Birth Date: | 3 December 1889 |
| Birth Place: | Camberwell, England |
| Death Place: | Leytonstone, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | –1924 |
| Clubs1: | Leytonstone |
| Nationalteam1: | England Amateurs |
| Nationalyears1: | 1920–1921 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
John Payne (3 December 1889 – 28 August 1942) was an English amateur footballer who played as a defender for Leytonstone.[1] He was capped by England at amateur level and was a part of the Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics,[2] but did not make an appearance.[3]
Payne served as a sergeant in the Training Reserve during the First World War.