John Henry Kirwan (December 2 1872 – 7 January 1959) was an Irish football player and coach.

As a player, he was described as an out and out winger with good pace and skills, playing as an outside-left for, among others, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Ireland.

He then played soccer joined Southport Central of the Lancashire League where he attracted the attentions of both Everton and Blackburn Rovers.

He opted to sign for Everton in July 1898 and was subsequently used to replace John Cameron who had been sold to Tottenham Hotspur.

Despite losing their opening game 4–0 to England, the Irish then beat Scotland for the first time on 21 March 1903.

In September 1910 Kirwan moved to the Netherlands where he became the first professional manager at Ajax Amsterdam.

Kirwan returned to London after the outbreak of the First World War and was succeeded as Ajax coach by Jack Reynolds.

Kirwan later coached Bohemians in his native country and A.S. Livorno in Italy for one season before settling in the London area.

Many of his international caps and shirts are still in the family, although a lot of his more historical possessions were given to the Tottenham Hotspur museum including the 1901 FA Cup Ball.