John Seaton (15 January 1844 – 14 October 1918) was an English cricketer. Seaton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Seaton made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against a combined Yorkshire in 1872 at Prince's Cricket Ground, Chelsea. He made three further first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire in that season, against Surrey at The Oval, Yorkshire at Bramall Lane, and Gloucestershire at Clifton College Close Ground. In his four first-class matches, Seaton scored 80 runs at an average of 11.42, with a high score of 27. He also took a single wicket with the ball.