Edward Wordley

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Edward Wordley
Personal information
Full name Edward Henry Wordley[1]
Date of birth 17 October 1923[1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 1989 (aged 66)[1]
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Summerbank
1946–1950 Stoke City 10 (0)
1950–1951 Bury 0 (0)
1951–1952 Macclesfield Town 16 (1)
Total 26 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Henry Wordley (17 October 1923 – 1989) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[1]

Career[edit]

Wordley Joined Stoke from local side Summerbank in time for the first season after World War II.[1] He made his debut in a 5–0 win against Preston North End in February 1947 and went on to play four more times during the 1946–47 season as Stoke narrowly missed out on the First Division title.[1] However Wordley failed to make an impression on manager Bob McGrory and made just five more league appearances in the next three seasons.[1] Following his release in 1950 he joined Bury but failed to break in to the side and decided to pursue a different career.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City[1] 1946–47 First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
1947–48 First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
1948–49 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1949–50 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 10 0 0 0 10 0
Bury 1950–51 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macclesfield Town 1951–52[2] Cheshire League 16 1 1 0 17 1
Career Total 26 1 1 0 27 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "Cheshire League - 1951-52". Silkmen Archive.