Harry Wootton

Harry Wootton
Personal information
Full name Harold Wootton[1]
Date of birth 1896
Place of birth Hanley, England[1]
Date of death 1964 (aged 68)[1]
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Stafford Rangers
1919–1920 Stoke 1 (0)
1920–1923 Stafford Rangers
1923–1927 Crewe Alexandra 132 (0)
Total 133 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Harold "Harry" Wootton (1896 – 1964) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke.[1]

Career

Wootton started his career at Stafford Rangers before being signed by Second Division side Stoke just after World War I.[1] He played just a single match for Stoke which came in a 2–0 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest in January 1920.[1] He then re-joined Stafford where he spent three years before re entering league football with Crewe Alexandra, he was successful at Crewe as he made 132 league appearances in four years.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1919–20 100010
Crewe Alexandra 1923–24 25000250
1924–25 33020350
1925–26 17040210
1926–27 31020330
1927–28 26050310
Career Total 13301301460

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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