Harry Wootton

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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]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career[edit]

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[edit]

Source:[3]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke 1919–20 Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Crewe Alexandra 1923–24 Third Division North 25 0 0 0 25 0
1924–25 Third Division North 33 0 2 0 35 0
1925–26 Third Division North 17 0 4 0 21 0
1926–27 Third Division North 31 0 2 0 33 0
1927–28 Third Division North 26 0 5 0 31 0
Career Total 133 0 13 0 146 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "Optimists of the North. Crewe Alexandra". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
  3. ^ Harry Wootton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)