John Henry Armitage (born 21 August 1897, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half.
He made his league debut for the Clarets on 4 October 1924 in the 0–1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion at Turf Moor.
He continued to play regularly during the following campaign and scored his first senior goal on 1 January 1926 in the 3–1 away victory over Newcastle United.
However, the win proved to be Armitage's penultimate appearance for Burnley as he played his last game for the club the following day in the 2–3 defeat to Aston Villa.
[3] In May 1926, Armitage joined Oldham Athletic and played 90 league games for the club in three seasons before moving to Southend United at the end of the 1928–29 campaign.