Edward Wordley

Edward Wordley
Personal information
Full nameEdward Henry Wordley[1]
Date of birth17 October 1923[1]
Place of birthStoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death1989 (aged 66)[1]
Place of deathStoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Summerbank
1946–1950Stoke City10(0)
1950–1951Bury0(0)
1951–1952Macclesfield Town16(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Edward Henry Wordley (17 October 1923 – 1989) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[1]

Career

Wordley Joined Stoke from local side Summerbank in time for the first season after World War II.[1] He made his debut in a 5–0 win against Preston North End in February 1947 and went on to play four more times during the 1946–47 season as Stoke narrowly missed out on the First Division title.[1] However Wordley failed to make an impression on manager Bob McGrory and made just five more league appearances in the next three seasons.[1] Following his release in 1950 he joined Bury but failed to break in to the side and decided to pursue a different career.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City[1] 1946–47 500050
1947–48 300030
1948–49 100010
1949–50 100010
Career Total 10000100

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.