Fred Wilkinson (footballer) explained

Fred Wilkinson
Birth Date:1889
Birth Place:Bury, Lancashire, England
Height:[1]
Position:Left half
Years1:1908
Clubs1:St Augustines
Years2:1909
Clubs2:Lancaster
Years3:1910
Clubs3:Norwich City
Years4:1911
Clubs4:Darlington
Years5:1912–1913
Clubs5:Blackpool
Caps5:15
Goals5:1
Years6:1913–1919
Years7:1919–1920
Years8:1920–1921
Clubs8:Watford
Caps8:37
Goals8:0
Years9:1921
Clubs9:Stoke
Caps9:3
Goals9:0
Years10:1922
Clubs10:Bury St Edmunds
Totalcaps:55
Totalgoals:1

Fred Wilkinson (born 1889) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Blackpool, Watford and Stoke.[2]

Career

Wilkinson was born in Bury, Lancashire, and played football for Lancaster, Norwich City and Darlington before joining Football League side Blackpool in 1912.[3]

Wilkinson made his debut for Blackpool in the opening league game of the 1912–13 campaign, a 1–1 draw at Grimsby Town on 3 September. He went on to make a further fourteen appearances, scoring once (in a 2–1 victory over Bury at Bloomfield Road on 14 September). His final start for the "Tangerines" occurred on 5 April, in a 5–1 defeat at Leicester Fosse on 29 March. He was replaced in the line-up by Wilf Gillow.[4]

After leaving Blackpool he went on to play for Newport County and Stalybridge Celtic before re-entering league football with Watford where he spent the 1920–21 season. At the start of the 1921–22 season he joined Stoke and played in the first three matches before leaving Stoke.[3] He went on to play for Suffolk side Bury St Edmunds.[3]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1912–13Second Division15100151
Watford1920–21Third Division South37020390
Stoke1921–22Second Division300030
Career Total55120571

Notes and References

  1. News: Football's advent. Stoke . Athletic News . Manchester . 15 August 1921 . 6.
  2. Joyce, Michael: "The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939 " .
  3. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.
  4. Calley, Roy, , Breedon Books Sport (1992), pp.200–201