Frank Staton

Frank Staton
Personal information
Full name Frank Edgar Staton[1]
Date of birth July 1870[1]
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Date of death before 1945[1]
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
– Goldenhill Wanderers
1888 Stoke 4 (2)
– Stafford Road

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Frank Edgar Staton (July 1870 – before 1945) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.[1]

Career

Staton was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played football for local side Goldenhill Wanderers before joining Stoke at the start of the first season of the Football League.[1] Staton scored Stoke's first ever league goal in a 5–1 defeat to Aston Villa in September 1888.[1] He scored again a week later against Accrington before deciding to move to Wolverhampton based Stafford Road.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke[1] 1888–89 420042
Career Total 420042

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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