Frank Staton
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frank Edgar Staton[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1864[2][3] | ||
Place of birth | Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1] | ||
Date of death | before 1945[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1887 | Goldenhill Wanderers | ||
1888–1889 | Stoke | 4 | (2) |
1889 | Stafford Road | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frank Edgar Staton (1864 – before 1945) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.[1]
Career
Staton was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played football for local side Goldenhill Wanderers before joining Stoke at the start of the first season of the Football League.[1] He made his League debut on 8 September 1888, as a forward for Stoke in a 2–0 defeat by West Bromwich Albion at the Victoria Ground. Staton scored Stoke's first ever league goal in a 5–1 defeat to Aston Villa on 15 September 1888 played at Wellington Road.[2][1] He scored again two weeks later against Accrington at Victoria Ground on 29 September 1888.[2] In 1889 he decided to move to Wolverhampton based Stafford Road.[1]
Career statistics
Source:[2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke | 1888–89 | The Football League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Career total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ a b c d Frank Staton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of Stoke City. Breedon Books. p. 207. ISBN 1-85983-473-6.