George Shelton (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Henry Shelton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1894[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England[1] | ||
| Date of death |
1960 (aged 65–66) | ||
| Playing position | Inside-right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wellington Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1916–1920 | Port Vale | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 2 | (0) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
George Henry Shelton (1894 – 1960) was an English footballer who played at inside-right for Wellington Town and Port Vale. He was the younger brother of Jack Shelton.
Playing career
Shelton played for Wellington Town, before joining Port Vale as an amateur in August 1916.[1] He played 26 games, scoring seven goals in the war time leagues before being conscripted in September 1917.[1] After surviving the war he returned to Vale in February 1920, signing as a professional the following month.[1] However he proved unable to regain his place and after making two Second Division appearances in the Football League was released at the end of the 1919–20 season.[1]
Statistics
- Sourced from George Shelton profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1919–20 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/16/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.