John Barton (rugby union)

{{Short description|English rugby union player (1943-2021)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|03|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Meriden, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|01|12|1943|03|19|df=y}}

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| repyears1 = 1967–72

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John Barton (19 March 1943 - 12 January 2021) was an English rugby union international.{{cite news |title=England bring in John Barton for Pallant |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/986619280 |work=Liverpool Daily Post |date=10 April 1967}}

Born in Meriden, Warwickshire, Barton was a lock and occasional number eight, who gained four England caps from 1967 to 1972, scoring two tries. Both of his Test tries came in a 1967 Five Nations match against Wales at Cardiff.{{cite web |title=John Barton, 1943 - 2021 |url=https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/john-barton-1943-2021 |website=www.englandrugby.com |date=6 February 2021}} He was on the England squad for the 1972 tour of South Africa, but didn't feature in the Test match.{{cite news |title=Utility man Barton tours with England |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/784782919 |work=The Birmingham Post |date=28 March 1972}}

Barton's entire career was spent with Coventry, where he made 265 senior appearances.{{cite web |title=No backward steps from these two rugby greats of the past |url=https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/latest-news/329400/no-backward-steps-from-these-two-rugby-greats-of-the-past/ |website=The Rugby Paper |date=17 January 2021}}