Henry Cotton (5 April 1882 – 1921) was an English footballer who played in goal for Nantwich, Burslem Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra, Wigan Town and Stoke in the 1900s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Cotton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1882[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Crewe, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1921 (aged 38–39) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nantwich | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1901–1905 | Burslem Port Vale | 124 | (0) |
| 1905–1906 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 1906–1907 | Nantwich | ||
| 1907–1908 | Wigan Town | ||
| 1908 | Stoke | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 126+ | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editCotton played for Nantwich before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1901.[1] Preferred to William Chadwick, he played 29 Second Division games in the 1901–02 season.[1] He played 32 league games in the 1902–03 and 1903–04 campaigns, and fended off competition from new signing Arthur Box to play 31 league games in the 1904–05 season.[1] At this point he left the Athletic Ground. He moved on to Crewe Alexandra.[1] Between the sticks for Nantwich during the 1906–07 season, he signed for Wigan Town in the summer of 1907.[2] With Stoke missing a reliable custodian in the 1908–09 season, Cotton kept goal in two Birmingham & District League games, before being sacked from the Victoria Ground.[1]
Career statistics
editSource:[3]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1901–02 | Second Division | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1902–03 | Second Division | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 1903–04 | Second Division | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 1904–05 | Second Division | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Total | 124 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 139 | 0 | ||
| Stoke | 1908–09 | Birmingham & District League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 126 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 141 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 69. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000347/19070824/318/0015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Harry Cotton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)