William John Carter (21 January 1841 – 18 November 1888) was an English cricketer. Carter was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Kennington, Surrey.
Carter made his first-class debut for Surrey against the Kent in 1871 at The Oval. He made six further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in 1874. In his seven first-class matches for the county, he scored 77 runs at an average of 8.55, with a high score of 21 not out. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 10.25, with best figures of 2/15. He also made a single first-class appearance in 1874 for a United South of England Eleven against Yorkshire at Great Horton Road, Bradford.
He died at Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, on 18 November 1888.