Harry Wootton
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| 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 | ||