Len Wootton Explained

Len Wootton
Fullname:Leonard Wootton
Birth Date:13 June 1925
Birth Place:Stoke-on-Trent, England
Death Place:Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height:[1]
Position:Forward
Years1:1945–1947
Clubs1:Port Vale
Caps1:19
Goals1:1
Years2:1949–1951
Clubs2:Queen of the South
Caps2:15
Goals2:1
Years3:1951–1952
Clubs3:Wrexham
Caps3:20
Goals3:2
Totalcaps:54
Totalgoals:4

Leonard Wootton (13 June 1925 – 9 September 1990) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Port Vale, Queen of the South, and Wrexham. He won the Scottish Football League Division Two title with Queen of the South in 1950–51.

Career

Wootton joined Port Vale in August 1945 and played regularly in the war leagues.[2] As the 1946–47 season returned to the pre-war norms, he only played ten Third Division South and four FA Cup games before being replaced on the right-wing by Don Triner.[2] He scored his first goal in the Football League in a 2–1 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on 26 October.[2] He also scored two goals in the FA Cup in wins over Finchley and Watford at The Old Recreation Ground.[2] However, he asked manager Gordon Hodgson for a transfer in January 1947 and was released in the summer.[2] He moved on to Jimmy McKinnell's Queen of the South in Scotland. The "Doonhamers" were relegated out of the First Division at the end of the 1949–50 season, only to win the Division Two title in 1950–51. He scored one goal in 19 league games at Palmerston Park. He went on to score two goals in 20 Third Division North games for Peter Jackson's Wrexham in the 1951–52 season.

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1945–4600100010
1946–47Third Division South1013200133
Total1014200143
Wrexham1951–52Third Division North2022000222

Honours

Queen of the South

1950–51

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Len Wooton Player Statistics Wrexham (Wrexham AFC Archive) . www.wrexhamafcarchive.co.uk . 6 May 2023 . en.
  2. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 316. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.