John Barton (19 March 1943 - 12 January 2021) was an English rugby union international.
[1] 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.
[2] He was on the England squad for the 1972 tour of South Africa, but didn't feature in the Test match.
[3] Barton's entire career was spent with Coventry, where he made 265 senior appearances.