John Eyre OBE[1] (29 October 1859 — 24 November 1941) was an English first-class cricketer and footballer.
The son of Richard Eyre, he was born at Shaw House in Berkshire in October 1859.
For the latter he was a Blue in 1879 and 1880, and appeared as centre-forward in their losing team at the 1880 FA Cup Final when they lost to Clapham Rovers.
He also served as a justice of peace and member of Buckinghamshire County Council and sat on several hospital boards, his civic services earning him honour as Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
[1] He married Lady Evelyn Alice Curzon in April 1896, the daughter of Richard Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe.