| Fred Shinton | |
| Fullname: | Frederick Shinton |
| Birth Date: | 7 February 1883 |
| Birth Place: | Wednesbury, England |
| Death Place: | Wednesbury, England |
| Position: | Centre forward |
| Years1: | 1905–1907 |
| Caps1: | 64 |
| Goals1: | 46 |
| Years2: | 1907–1910 |
| Clubs2: | Leicester Fosse |
| Caps2: | 78 |
| Goals2: | 51 |
| Years3: | 1910–1911 |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1911 |
| Clubs4: | Leicester Fosse |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 1911–191? |
| Clubs5: | Wednesbury Old Athletic |
| Totalcaps: | 163 |
| Totalgoals: | 103 |
Frederick Shinton (7 March 1883 – 11 April 1923) was an English footballer who played at centre forward or inside right. He scored 103 goals from 163 appearances in the Football League.[1]
Shinton was born in Wednesbury. He turned professional with West Bromwich Albion in April 1905 and remained with them until November 1907, when he joined Leicester Fosse for £150. In August 1910 he moved to Bolton Wanderers for a £1000 fee, but re-joined Leicester Fosse just five months later, for £750.[2]
Shinton was not offered a contract by Fosse at the end of the 1910–11 season and instead joined Wednesbury Old Athletic, playing for the club in the Birmingham & District League. He featured in the club's Wednesbury Charity Cup winning side v Darlaston in March 1912, but although captaining the side at the start of the following season, he appears to have made no further appearances after October 1912.[3]
He died at home in Wednesbury in April 1923 after a long illness.[4]