Ephraim Colclough
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ephraim Colclough[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1875[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Longton, Staffordshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 January 1914 (aged 38)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Longton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1898–1899 | Stoke | 3 | (0) |
| 1900–1901 | Watford | 17 | (1) |
| 1901–1902 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ephraim Colclough (1 December 1875 – 2 January 1914) was an English footballer who played for Brighton & Hove Albion, Stoke and Watford.[1]
Career
[edit]Colclough was born in Longton, Staffordshire,[2] and joined local side Stoke in 1898.[1] He played three matches for Stoke in two years and joined Southern League side Watford in 1900. He spent the 1900–01 season with Watford playing 17 matches scoring once. He then spent less than a season with Brighton & Hove Albion[3] before his death in Longton in 1914.[2][4]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke | 1898–99 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1899–1900 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Watford[5] | 1900–01 | Southern League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion[3] | 1901–02 | Southern League Div. Two | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Career total | 23 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 4 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ a b c d "Clark to Crussell" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. Trefor Jones. p. 5. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ a b Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ "Longton Man's Death After Whist Drive". Evening Sentinel. 6 January 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ Jones, Trefor (1996). Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 58. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.