| Frank Staton | |
| Fullname: | Frank Edgar Staton |
| Birth Date: | 1864[1] |
| Birth Place: | Stoke-upon-Trent, England |
| Death Date: | before 1945 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 1887 |
| Clubs1: | Goldenhill Wanderers |
| Years2: | 1888–1889 |
| Clubs2: | Stoke |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 1889 |
Frank Edgar Staton (1864 – before 1945) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.[2]
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.[2] 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] He scored again two weeks later against Accrington at Victoria Ground on 29 September 1888. In 1889 he decided to move to Wolverhampton based Stafford Road.[2]
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