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{{Short description|Irish footballer}}
{{use Hiberno-English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Harry Chatton
| image =
| fullname = James Harold A. Chatton
| birth_date = 23 April 1899
| birth_place = [[Enniskillen]], Ireland
| death_date = 1983<ref name="ukchattens">{{Cite web | url=http://www.ukchattens.net/1348.htm |title = Ancestors of James Harry Chatton}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Dumbarton]], Scotland<ref name="ukchattens"/><ref>[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-deaths&surname=Chatton&surname_so=exact&forename=James&forename_so=starts&other_surname_so=exact&mmsurname_so=exact&sex=M&birth_year_range=1&record_type=stat_deaths Statutory registers – Deaths – Search results], [[ScotlandsPeople]]</ref>
| position = [[midfielder|Right-half / centre-half]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Kirkintilloch Rob Roy]]
| years1 = 1920–1923
| years2 = 1923–1926
| years3 = 1926–1927
| years4 = 1927
| years5 = 1927–1930
| years6 = 1930–1931
| years7 = 1931–1933
| years8 = 1933–1934
| clubs1 = [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]<ref>{{cite book | last = McAllister | first = Jim | title = The Sons of the Rock – The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club | publisher = J&J Robertson Printers | year = 2002 | location = Dumbarton}}</ref>
| clubs2 = [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]]
| clubs3 = [[Indiana Flooring]]
| clubs4 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]]
| clubs5 = [[New York Nationals (ASL)|New York Nationals]]
| clubs6 = [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]]
| clubs7 = [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]
| clubs8 = [[Cork F.C.]]
| caps1 = 73
| goals1 = 5
| caps2 = 89
| goals2 = 3
| caps3 = 31
| goals3 = 1
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| caps5 = 114
| goals5 = 0
| caps6 = 23
| goals6 = 0
| caps7 = 63
| goals7 = 0
| caps8 =
| goals8 =
| nationalyears1 = 1924–1925
| nationalyears2 = 1931–1934
| nationalteam1 = [[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)|Ireland (IFA)]]
| nationalteam2 = [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland (FAI)]]
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
}}

'''James Harry Chatton''' (23 April 1899 – 1983), was an Irish [[association football|footballer]] who played for several clubs in the [[Scottish Football League|Scottish League]], the [[American Soccer League (1921–1933)|American Soccer League]] and the [[League of Ireland]]. Chatton was a [[List of dual Irish international footballers|dual internationalist]] and played for both Ireland teams – the [[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)|IFA XI]] and the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|FAI XI]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/double-caps.html|title=Players Appearing for Two or More Countries|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|accessdate=9 July 2014}}</ref>

==Club career==
Chatton was born in [[Enniskillen]], [[County Fermanagh]], Ireland but moved to [[Dumbarton]] in Scotland with his family during his childhood. After playing with [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]] and [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]] in the [[Scottish Football League|Scottish League]], he joined [[Indiana Flooring]] of the [[American Soccer League (1921–1933)|American Soccer League]] in 1926. At the end of the 1926–27 season, he and teammate [[Alec Donald]] broke their contracts with Flooring and returned to Scotland to sign with [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]]. The ASL, through the [[United States Football Association]], immediately contested Chatton's contract with Hearts resulting in [[FIFA]] voiding the contract. As a result, Chatton returned to Flooring, now known as the [[New York Nationals (ASL)|New York Nationals]].<ref name="Colin">{{cite book | last = Jose | first = Colin | title = American Soccer League, 1921–1931 | type = Hardback | publisher = The Scarecrow Press | year = 1998 | isbn = 0-8108-3429-4 | id = () }}</ref> Chatton subsequently helped the Nationals win the [[1928 National Challenge Cup]], beating Chicago's [[Bricklayers and Masons F.C.]] 4–1 on aggregate in the final.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usacuphist.html U.S. Open Cup at RSSSF]</ref>
In 1929, the Nationals also won the Lewis Cup, the ASL league cup, defeating the [[New Bedford Whalers]] over three games.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1929.html |title=American Soccer – 1929 |access-date=28 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731130254/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1929.html |archive-date=31 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> That January, [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] again attempted to induce Chatton to move to Scotland, but he declined and played one more season in the ASL.{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} On 25 May 1930 at the [[Polo Grounds]], Chatton played for the Nationals in a friendly against [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], the reigning [[Scottish football champions|Scottish champions]]. Nationals lost this game 5–4.{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} Among Chatton's teammates at the Nationals were [[Jimmy Douglas (American soccer)|Jimmy Douglas]], [[Jimmy Gallagher]], [[Bart McGhee]] and [[Robert Millar (soccer)|Robert Millar]]. The former three all played for the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] at the [[1930 FIFA World Cup squads|1930 World Cup]] while Millar was the team coach. After four years in the ASL, Chatton returned to Ireland and joined [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]], helping them win the [[League of Ireland]] title in 1931. He then had two further seasons with [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Emms | first1 = Steve | last2 = Wells |first2 = Richard | title = Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39 | publisher = Tony Brown | year = 2007 | location = Beeston, Nottingham | isbn = 978-1-899468-66-9}}</ref> before joining [[Cork F.C.]], who he helped win the [[FAI Cup]] in 1934.

==Irish international==
During the years Chatton played international football, there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the [[Northern Ireland]] – based [[Irish Football Association|IFA]] and the [[Irish Free State]] – based [[Football Association of Ireland|FAI]] claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result, several notable Irish players from this era, including Chatton, played for both teams.

===IFA XI===
Between 1924 and 1925, while playing for [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]], Chatton played 3 times for the [[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)|IFA XI]]. He made his international debut on 22 October 1924 against [[England national football team|England]] in 3–1 defeat at [[Goodison Park]]. He won his second cap for the IFA, against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] in 3–0 defeat on 28 February 1925 at [[Windsor Park]]. He made his final appearance for the IFA XI in a 0–0 draw with England on 24 October 1925, again at Windsor Park. His teammates while playing for the IFA XI included, among others, [[Tom Farquharson]], [[Mick O'Brien (1893-1940)|Mick O'Brien]], [[Bill Lacey (footballer)|Bill Lacey]], [[Elisha Scott]] and [[Billy Gillespie]].
<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-intres20.html England results at Rsssf]</ref>
<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot-intres1939.html Scotland results at Rsssf]</ref>

===FAI XI===
Between 1931 and 1934 Chatton also played 3 times for the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|FAI XI]]. He won each of his three FAI caps while playing for three different clubs – [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]],
<ref>[http://planet_shels.tripod.com/history/internationalcaps.html Shelbourne internationals]</ref>
[[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]] and [[Cork F.C.]] Chatton made his debut for the FAI XI against [[Spain national football team|Spain]] on 26 April 1931. He helped a team that also included [[Tom Farquharson]], [[Peter Kavanagh (Irish footballer)|Peter Kavanagh]] and [[Paddy Moore]], gain a respectable 1–1 draw at the [[Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys|Montjuic Stadium]] in Barcelona. On 13 December 1931 at [[Dalymount Park]] he then captained the FAI XI in the return game against Spain; this time, however, his team lost 5–0. He made his third and final appearance for the FAI XI against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] on 8 April 1934 in a [[1934 FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup qualifier]] which ended in a 5–2 defeat.

==Honours==
'''New York Nationals'''

*'''[[National Challenge Cup]]'''
**''Winners'' [[1928 National Challenge Cup|1928]]: '''1'''
*'''Lewis Cup'''
**''Winners'' 1929: '''1'''

'''Shelbourne'''
*'''[[League of Ireland]]'''
**''Winners'' 1930–31: '''1'''

'''Dumbarton'''
*'''[[Dumbartonshire Cup]]'''
**''Winners'' 1931–32;1932-33: '''2'''

'''Cork F.C.'''
*'''[[FAI Cup]]'''
**''Winners'' 1933–34: '''1'''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2006/08/harry-chatton.html Northern Ireland’s Footballing Greats]
*[http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/player.php?id=252 Irish Free State]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chatton, Harry}}
[[Category:1899 births]]
[[Category:1983 deaths]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Enniskillen]]
[[Category:Irish association footballers (before 1923)]]
[[Category:Irish Free State men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Dual Irish men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Republic of Ireland men's international footballers from Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Dumbarton F.C. players]]
[[Category:Partick Thistle F.C. players]]
[[Category:Indiana Flooring players]]
[[Category:New York Nationals (ASL) players]]
[[Category:American Soccer League (1921–1933) players]]
[[Category:Shelbourne F.C. players]]
[[Category:Cork F.C. players]]
[[Category:League of Ireland players]]
[[Category:Date of death missing]]
[[Category:Heart of Midlothian F.C. players]]
[[Category:Scottish Football League players]]
[[Category:Pre-1950 IFA men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football wing halves]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's association footballers from Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]]
[[Category:Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in the United States]]
[[Category:Association footballers from County Fermanagh]]
[[Category:Scottish Junior Football Association players]]
[[Category:Footballers from Dumbarton]]

Harry Chatton - Revision history

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