Alfred Boulton | |
Fullname: | Alfred Boulton |
Birth Date: | 1879 |
Death Date: | 29 January 1916 (aged 36) |
Birth Place: | Kirkham, England |
Position: | Right back |
Years1: | 1900–1902 |
Clubs1: | Blackpool |
Caps1: | 56 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Clubs2: | Accrington Stanley |
Clubs3: | Kirkham |
Alfred Boulton (1879 – 29 January 1916) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Blackpool as a right back.[1] He also played for Accrington Stanley and Kirkham and also served as secretary at the latter club.[2]
Boulton was married with two children and worked as a plumber and painter. On 11 September 1914, a month after Britain's entry into the First World War, Boulton enlisted as a private in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He arrived in France in September 1915 and by 11 January 1916, he had been promoted through the ranks to lance sergeant. 18 days later, Boulton was "killed by a stray bullet" and was buried at Gunners Farm Military Cemetery in Hainaut, Belgium.