Harry Wootton

Harry Wootton
Personal information
Full name	Harold Wootton[1]
Date of birth	1896
Place of birth	Hanley, England[1]
Date of death	1964 (aged 68)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Harold "Harry" Wootton (1896 – 1964) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke.[1]

Career

Wootton started his career at Stafford Rangers before being signed by Second Division side Stoke just after World War I.[1] He played just a single match for Stoke which came in a 2–0 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest in January 1920.[1] 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.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke	1919–20	Second Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Crewe Alexandra	1923–24	Third Division North	25	0	0	0	25	0
	1924–25	Third Division North	33	0	2	0	35	0
	1925–26	Third Division North	17	0	4	0	21	0
	1926–27	Third Division North	31	0	2	0	33	0
	1927–28	Third Division North	26	0	5	0	31	0
Career Total			133	0	13	0	146	0

References

Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
Harry Wootton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[2] Harry Wootton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)