Frank Staton

Frank Staton

Personal information
Full name	Frank Edgar Staton[1]
Date of birth	July 1870[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Date of death	before 1945[1]
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Goldenhill Wanderers
1888	Stoke	4	(2)
–	Stafford Road
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Frank Edgar Staton (July 1870 – before 1945) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.^[1]

Career

Staton was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played football for local side Goldenhill Wanderers before joining Stoke at the start of the first season of the Football League.^[1] Staton scored Stoke's first ever league goal in a 5–1 defeat to Aston Villa in September 1888.^[1] He scored again a week later against Accrington before deciding to move to Wolverhampton based Stafford Road.^[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke[1]	1888–89	4	2	0	0	4	2
Career Total		4	2	0	0	4	2

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.