Frank Staton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Edgar Staton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1864[2][3] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | before 1945[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1887 | Goldenhill Wanderers | ||
| 1888–1889 | Stoke | 4 | (2) |
| 1889 | Stafford Road | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frank Edgar Staton (1864 – 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] He made his League debut on 8 September 1888, as a forward for Stoke in a 2–0 defeat by West Bromwich Albion at the Victoria Ground. Staton scored Stoke's first ever league goal in a 5–1 defeat to Aston Villa on 15 September 1888 played at Wellington Road.[2][1] He scored again two weeks later against Accrington at Victoria Ground on 29 September 1888.[2] In 1889 he decided to move to Wolverhampton based Stafford Road.[1]
Career statistics
Source:[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke | 1888–89 | The Football League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Career total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||