1586:... the only change in the team being Dorrington instead of Robinson, it being thought advisable, owing to the latter suffering from nervous strain, to engage him in less strenuous football. ... Those people who had questioned the wisdom of the Birmingham directors in calling upon Dorrington would have been silenced could they have seen the excellent display he gave. Only his coolness and dexterity saved the "Blues" from disaster. ... Dorrington had no chance with the shot that beat him. It came at the end of a long-sustained scrimmage and after he had saved twice.
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354:"Spectator" thought he was "the least satisfactory member of his team, and seemed to lack confidence in dealing with shots", but five months later, the same reporter thought that "it says much for Dorrington's goalkeeping that the score was not much heavier." During that season, he signed amateur forms with
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A mistake in the opening match of the 1911–12 season – allowing a ball to bounce over his shoulder and into the net – cost him his place. He made three league appearances in
December, standing in for the amateur Bailey, whose business kept him unavailable, and in January
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Dorrington finally replaced
Robinson as first-choice goalkeeper in November 1907, "it being thought advisable, owing to the latter suffering from nervous strain, to engage him in less strenuous football." It was not a generally popular decision, and it took Dorrington a few matches to settle, but he
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February 1909, he wrote that "if Birmingham had had anything like luck this season in the matter of freedom from injuries they might now be well in the running for promotion." They finished 11th of 20. He also enhanced his reputation as a saver of penalties with three in two matches in September
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1912 injured an ankle and was out for several months. In 1912–13, his last season as a
Birmingham player, his benefit match attracted a crowd of 8,000 and raised some £150. When not required for playing duties, he helped coach the players and acted as a
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opined that "Good reserve goalkeepers are not picked up at every street corner. But in
Dorrington, Small Heath have one who is quite capable of adequately stepping into Robinson's shoes at any time." A 6–1 defeat away to fellow promotion hopefuls
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He was active in arranging charity football matches, and inaugurated an annual match between ex-professional players and the local police team in aid of the
Smethwick Cripples' Union. In the 1930s, Dorrington worked as a scout for
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November 1910, he dived to block a forward in the act of shooting and was kicked in the shoulder; while he was lying on the ground injured, the forward regained the ball and scored. The initial diagnosis was a broken
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meant that
Dorrington made only ten appearances in his first six seasons. He was first-choice goalkeeper for the next two years before injury intervened, then regained his place in 1909–10 before
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Nevertheless, the team returned to the second tier for the 1908–09 season, during which
Dorrington missed four matches with a shoulder injury but was otherwise ever-present. In his column in
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football historian Tony
Matthews described him as "a grand servant to Blues, totally fearless, with a jovial temperament that did wonders for morale, even in difficult times."
505:. Box moved on, Dorrington stayed, and again began the season as first choice. In October, he was the only representative of the Birmingham club to be selected for the
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as first choice, but ten goals conceded in the first three games by a team disrupted by injuries cost him his place, and Robinson played out the rest of the season.
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would probably have been necessary." He underwent further procedures over the next two weeks before being discharged from hospital, and later went on holiday to
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saw Robinson dropped in favour of Dorrington for the last four matches of the season, and three wins were enough to secure runners-up spot. Dorrington began the
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could reach the rebound, he was tripped; Hampton took the second kick, and Dorrington again saved. Birmingham won the match 5–2. The match
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took over, and Dorrington played only twice more, the following April. The team finished bottom of the table and were
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1777:"Heavy defeat. Birmingham give a poor display at Clapton. Dorrington's two slips"
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2199:. Birmingham. 20 September 1913. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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Spectator (16 September 1899). "Sport & Pastime. Football notes".
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1584:. Birmingham. 9 November 1907. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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2230:"Our sports diary. Comments on topics of the day. A great custodian"
2143:. Birmingham. 12 October 1912. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
1292:. Birmingham. 12 January 1944. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
1605:. Birmingham. 15 August 1908. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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1701:. London. 20 September 1908. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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2009:. 4 September 1911. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
2003:"Dorrington's mistake. Birmingham beaten by the odd goal"
1952:. 27 February 1911. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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1916:. 24 January 1911. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
1883:. 8 November 1910. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
1865:. 7 November 1910. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
1847:. 4 October 1910. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
1841:"Football. Birmingham Association v. London Association"
1732:"The Joy of Six: Aston Villa v Birmingham City memories"
1669:"England – Football Statistics Archive – League Records"
1638:. 30 January 1909. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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240:. He spent his entire 12-year professional career with
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1970:. 3 April 1911. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
1560:"Birmingham League. Birmingham Res. defeat Albion Res"
1437:. 10 April 1903. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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2181:. Birmingham. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
2162:. Birmingham. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
2099:. Birmingham. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
2062:. Birmingham. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
2028:. Birmingham. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
1991:. 1 May 1911. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
1910:"Birmingham's invalids. Dorrington's narrow escape"
1419:. Birmingham. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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1985:"A good finish. Birmingham beat Bolton Wanderers"
1198:"John Dorrington: England and Wales Census, 1901"
1174:"John Dorrington: England and Wales Census, 1891"
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2091:Argus Junior (30 November 1912).
2074:"Other Birmingham League matches"
1730:Murray, Scott (8 February 2018).
1667:Felton, Paul (4 September 2008).
1431:"Football. Good Friday's matches"
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2115:Football Club History Database
2054:Fieldmouse (3 February 1912).
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1989:Birmingham Gazette and Express
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1599:"Birmingham's new goalkeeper"
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2156:"Football notes and notions"
2020:Old Blue (2 December 1911).
1695:"Fulham and Birmingham draw"
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1267:The Villa News & Record
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2193:"Notes from the districts"
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1794:Brum (27 November 1909).
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1086:Matthews, Tony (1995).
527:Wolverhampton Wanderers
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1147:"Dorrington, J (Jack)"
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584:Later life and career
489:Dorrington began the
454:Thomson's Weekly News
337:Early football career
1578:"Dogged by ill luck"
1413:"Lights and shadows"
1368:Bromsgrove Messenger
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177:West Bromwich Albion
140:Langley St Michael's
27:Personal information
2056:"Bham League notes"
1650:"Birmingham's luck"
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2171:
2167:
2152:
2148:
2135:
2134:
2130:
2120:
2118:
2109:
2108:
2104:
2089:
2085:
2072:
2071:
2067:
2052:
2048:
2042:Matthews (1995)
2040:
2033:
2018:
2014:
2001:
2000:
1996:
1983:
1982:
1978:
1962:
1961:
1957:
1944:
1943:
1939:
1926:
1925:
1921:
1908:
1907:
1903:
1897:Matthews (1995)
1895:
1888:
1875:
1874:
1870:
1857:
1856:
1852:
1839:
1838:
1834:
1828:Matthews (1995)
1826:
1822:
1816:Matthews (1995)
1814:
1807:
1792:
1788:
1775:
1774:
1770:
1755:
1751:
1741:
1739:
1728:
1724:
1711:
1710:
1706:
1693:
1692:
1688:
1678:
1676:
1665:
1661:
1648:
1647:
1643:
1630:
1629:
1625:
1619:Matthews (1995)
1617:
1610:
1597:
1596:
1592:
1576:
1575:
1571:
1558:
1557:
1553:
1540:
1539:
1535:
1520:
1516:
1510:Matthews (1995)
1508:
1501:
1485:
1484:
1480:
1464:
1463:
1459:
1453:Matthews (1995)
1451:
1442:
1429:
1428:
1424:
1409:
1405:
1392:
1391:
1387:
1381:Matthews (1995)
1379:
1375:
1364:
1360:
1349:
1345:
1335:
1334:
1330:
1324:Matthews (1995)
1322:
1315:
1308:Birmingham Mail
1302:
1301:
1297:
1284:
1283:
1274:
1261:
1260:
1256:
1249:Birmingham Post
1243:
1242:
1238:
1228:
1226:
1219:
1218:
1214:
1204:
1202:
1195:
1194:
1190:
1180:
1178:
1171:
1170:
1166:
1156:
1154:
1144:
1143:
1136:
1123:
1122:
1113:
1108:
1098:
1082:
1061:
1011:Second Division
983:Second Division
955:Second Division
927:Second Division
899:Second Division
725:Second Division
634:
586:
544:Blood poisoning
536:Oldham Athletic
523:
509:eleven to face
445:
387:Football League
351:
339:
316:steam hammerman
296:
277:blood poisoning
246:Football League
230:John Dorrington
205:
189:
160:
70:
45:
43:
35:John Dorrington
22:Jack Dorrington
17:
12:
11:
5:
2472:
2462:
2461:
2456:
2451:
2446:
2441:
2436:
2431:
2426:
2421:
2416:
2411:
2406:
2401:
2385:
2384:
2382:, p. 159.
2372:
2370:, p. 154.
2360:
2358:, p. 153.
2348:
2346:, p. 152.
2336:
2334:, p. 151.
2324:
2322:, p. 148.
2312:
2303:"Short passes"
2293:
2275:
2257:
2239:
2220:
2202:
2184:
2165:
2146:
2128:
2102:
2083:
2065:
2046:
2044:, p. 158.
2031:
2012:
1994:
1976:
1955:
1937:
1919:
1901:
1899:, p. 157.
1886:
1868:
1850:
1832:
1820:
1818:, p. 156.
1805:
1786:
1768:
1749:
1722:
1704:
1686:
1659:
1641:
1623:
1621:, p. 155.
1608:
1590:
1569:
1551:
1533:
1514:
1512:, p. 150.
1499:
1478:
1457:
1455:, p. 149.
1440:
1422:
1403:
1385:
1373:
1358:
1343:
1328:
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1295:
1272:
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1212:
1188:
1164:
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962:
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890:
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884:
881:
878:
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872:
871:First Division
869:
863:
862:
859:
856:
853:
850:
847:
844:
843:First Division
841:
835:
834:
831:
828:
825:
822:
819:
816:
815:First Division
813:
808:
802:
801:
798:
795:
792:
789:
786:
783:
782:First Division
780:
774:
773:
770:
767:
764:
761:
758:
755:
754:First Division
752:
746:
745:
742:
739:
736:
733:
730:
727:
722:
716:
715:
712:
709:
706:
703:
700:
697:
695:First Division
692:
687:
681:
680:
677:
674:
671:
668:
665:
662:
658:
657:
654:
649:
646:
643:
633:
630:
628:, Birmingham.
585:
582:
522:
519:
495:Clapton Orient
491:1909–10 season
444:
441:
415:against their
338:
335:
295:
292:
225:
224:
220:
219:
216:
213:
208:
202:
201:
199:
197:
192:
186:
185:
182:
179:
174:
171:
170:
168:
166:
163:
157:
156:
154:
152:
151:West Smethwick
149:
146:
145:
143:
141:
138:
135:
134:
125:
118:
113:
109:
108:
107:Senior career*
104:
103:
98:
94:
93:
90:
86:
85:
79:
78:Place of death
75:
74:
73:(aged 62)
69:9 January 1944
67:
63:
62:
56:
55:Place of birth
52:
51:
41:
37:
36:
33:
29:
28:
15:
9:
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4:
3:
2:
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2188:
2180:
2176:
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2023:
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1990:
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1980:
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1911:
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1898:
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1071:
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868:
865:
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603:
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581:
579:
578:West Midlands
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560:Horace Bailey
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553:
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2404:1944 deaths
2399:1881 births
1064:Small Heath
685:Small Heath
624:'s shop in
622:tobacconist
618:newsagent's
610:Aston Villa
556:Bournemouth
515:association
468:Aston Villa
375:Small Heath
320:1901 Census
308:1891 Census
288:Aston Villa
97:Position(s)
50:2 June 1881
2393:Categories
1106:References
806:Birmingham
602:Villa Park
552:amputation
499:Arthur Box
312:Handsworth
242:Birmingham
238:goalkeeper
234:footballer
165:Soho Villa
101:Goalkeeper
82:Birmingham
46:1881-06-02
626:Soho Road
598:Cape Hill
480:Joe Bache
300:Smethwick
253:Smethwick
206:1901–1913
190:1900–1901
161:1899–1900
84:, England
61:, England
59:Smethwick
32:Full name
1738:. London
661:Division
474:, which
472:handball
466:against
251:Born in
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1742:4 April
1679:2 April
1229:7 April
1205:7 April
1181:7 April
1157:2 April
1080:Sources
1074:1902–03
1059:Honours
1007:1912–13
979:1911–12
951:1910–11
923:1909–10
895:1908–09
867:1907–08
839:1906–07
811:1905–06
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720:1902–03
690:1901–02
648:League
645:Season
525:Facing
484:referee
437:penalty
263:of the
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679:Goals
656:Total
652:FA Cup
594:Kinver
540:replay
460:Fulham
393:. The
352:'s
324:turner
89:Height
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667:Goals
642:Club
568:scout
358:club
112:Years
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1092:ISBN
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