John Cotton (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Cotton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1930[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1 October 2015 (aged 85) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1954 | Stoke City | 2 | (0) |
| 1954–1955 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | (0) |
| 1956–1958 | Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Cotton (2 March 1930 – 1 October 2015) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City and Crewe Alexandra.[1]
Career
[edit]Cotton came through the youth ranks at his local club Stoke City and made two Second Division appearances for the "Potters" during the 1953–54 season.[1] He never established himself in the first-team at the Victoria Ground however, and left for Crewe Alexandra.[1] He played 14 Third Division North and two FA Cup games for the "Railwaymen" during the 1954–55 campaign. He left Gresty Road for Port Vale, but never made a first-team appearance for the "Valiants".
Career statistics
[edit]Source:[2]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke City | 1953–54 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1954–55 | Third Division North | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Career total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ John Cotton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)