Fred Shinton

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Fred Shinton
Personal information
Full name	Frederick Shinton
Date of birth	7 March 1883
Place of birth	Wednesbury, England
Date of death	11 April 1923 (aged 40)
Place of death	Lancaster, England
Playing position	Centre-forward
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1905–1907 1907–1910 1910–1911 1911–1912	West Bromwich Albion Leicester Fosse Bolton Wanderers Leicester Fosse
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Frederick Shinton (7 March 1883 – 11 April 1923) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward.

[edit] Biography

Shinton was born in Wednesbury. He turned professional with West Bromwich Albion in April 1905 and remained with them until November 1907, when he joined Leicester Fosse for £150. In August 1910 he moved to Bolton Wanderers for a £1000 fee, but re-joined Leicester Fosse just five months later, for £750. Shinton retired from football due to poor health in May 1912 and died in Lancaster in April 1923.

[edit] References

• Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books, p213. ISBN 1-85983-474-4. 

Persondata
NAME	Shinton, Frederick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Shinton, Fred
SHORT DESCRIPTION	English footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	7 March 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wednesbury, England
DATE OF DEATH	11 April 1923
PLACE OF DEATH	Lancaster, England