Teddy May

Teddy May
Personal information
Full name Edward Henry May
Date of birth (1865-09-26)26 September 1865
Place of birth Kingston upon Hull, England
Date of death 6 January 1941(1941-01-06) (aged 75)
Place of death Sneinton, Nottingham, England
Playing position Left-winger
Youth career
Notts Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1886–1887 Burslem Port Vale 31 (11)
1887 Notts County
1887–1888 Burslem Port Vale 34 (7)
Notts County
1890–1891 Nottingham Forest
Total 65+ (18+)

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

† Appearances (goals)

Edward Henry "Teddy" May (26 September 1865 – 6 January 1941) was an English footballer who played for Notts Rangers, Burslem Port Vale, Notts County, and Nottingham Forest in the 1880s and 1890s.

Playing career

May played for Notts Rangers before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1886.[1] He made his debut at the Athletic Ground in a 7–0 defeat to Preston North End in a friendly on 6 September.[1] He enjoyed regular football, helping the club to the Third Round of the FA Cup in 1886–87, until March 1887 when he departed for Notts County.[1] He returned to Burslem on business in September 1887 and decided to rejoin the Vale, playing regular football once more until he returned to Nottingham in the summer of 1888.[1] He played for Nottingham Forest in the 1890–91 season.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 188. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
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