Alonzo Poulton

Alonzo Poulton (28 March 1890 – 1966), sometimes known as Jerry Poulton or Olly Poulton,[3] was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Bristol City, Reading, Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion.[1][4]

Alonzo Poulton
Personal information
Full name Alonzo Poulton[1]
Date of birth 28 March 1890
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
Date of death 1966 (aged 7576)[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Monmore Green
0000–1912 Priestfield Albion
1912– West Bromwich Albion 9 (1)
1913Worcester City (loan)
1919–1920 Merthyr Town
1920–1921 Middlesbrough 18 (5)
1921–1922 Bristol City 28 (9)
1922–1923 Reading 25 (3)
Llanelly
Oakengates Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Poulton served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Bromwich Albion 1914–15[6] First Division 9 1 0 0 9 1
Middlesbrough 1919–20[7] First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1920–21[7] 14 5 1 0 15 5
1921–22[7] 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 18 5 1 0 19 5
Career total 27 6 1 0 28 6

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 234. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. Vulcan (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Middlesbrough". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  3. "Poulton Alonzo "Jerry" Middlesbrough 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. "Merthyr Town Players And The Great War". Merthyr Town FC. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 213. ISBN 978-0857330772.
  6. "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1914/15". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  7. "Alonzo Poulton". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 January 2017.


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