John Croft (1732–1820) was an English wine merchant in York and Oporto.
He went to Oporto and took part in the wine trade, where there were Croft family connections.
[3] After a period in Oporto, Croft returned to York, where he worked as a partner in the wine merchants Messrs George Suttrell & Co.
He became a well-known, eccentrically dressed local character, with the nickname "Scrapeana" from one of his works.
In 1795, John Croft sent a collection of anecdotes about Sterne to Caleb Whitefoord; and they were later published by William Hewins.