Harry Wootton Explained

Harry Wootton
Fullname:Harold Wootton
Birth Date:1896
Birth Place:Hanley, England
Death Date:1964 (aged 68)
Height:[1]
Position:Defender
Years2:1919–1920
Clubs2:Stoke
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:1920–1923
Years4:1923–1927
Caps4:132
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:133
Totalgoals:0

Harold "Harry" Wootton (1896–1964) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke.[2]

Career

Wootton started his career at Stafford Rangers before being signed by Second Division side Stoke just after World War I.[2] He played just a single match for Stoke which came in a 2–0 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest in January 1920.[2] 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.[2]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke1919–20Second Division100010
Crewe Alexandra1923–24Third Division North25000250
1924–25Third Division North33020350
1925–26Third Division North17040210
1926–27Third Division North31020330
1927–28Third Division North26050310
Career Total13301301460

Notes and References

  1. News: Optimists of the North. Crewe Alexandra . Athletic News . Manchester . 6 August 1923 . 6.
  2. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.