Fred Rouse (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fredrick William Rouse[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Cranford, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | December 1953 (aged 72)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Southall | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers | (20) | ||
| Shepherd's Bush | 2 | (0) | |
| Brentford | 0 | (0) | |
| 1902–1903 | Grimsby Town | 37 | (15) |
| 1903–1906 | Stoke | 69 | (26) |
| 1906–1907 | Everton | 9 | (2) |
| 1907–1908 | Chelsea | 38 | (11) |
| 1909 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | (2) |
| 1910–1911 | Croydon Common | 26 | (11) |
| 1911–1912 | Brentford | 15 | (5) |
| Slough | |||
| Total | 158 | (56) | |
| National team | |||
| The Football League XI | 2 | (0) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Fredrick William "Fred" Rouse (28 November 1881 – 1953) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Chelsea, Everton, Grimsby Town, Stoke and West Bromwich Albion.[1]
Career
Rouse was born in Cranford, London and played for Southall, Wycombe Wanderers, Brentford and Shepherds Bush before moving north to join Football League side Grimsby Town in 1902.[1] He impressed at the "Mariners" and earned a move to First Division Stoke in April 1903. He became Stoke's most impressive forward in what was a poor Stoke side and he easily top scored in 1904–05 with 12 goals and the hit ten in 1905–06.[1] With Stoke looking for vital funds they decided to cash in on Rouse in November 1906 selling him to Everton for a fee of £600.[1] He struggled to settle on Merseyside and returned to London to play for Chelsea. After two seasons at Chelsea he spent a season at West Bromwich Albion and later played for Croydon Common and Brentford.[2]
Career statistics
- Sourced from Fred Rouse profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grimsby Town | 1902–03 | First Division | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 1903–04 | Second Division | 31 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 13 | |
| Total | 37 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | ||
| Stoke | 1903–04 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1904–05 | First Division | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 12 | |
| 1905–06 | First Division | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 10 | |
| 1906–07 | First Division | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
| Total | 69 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 26 | ||
| Everton | 1906–07 | First Division | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 1907–08 | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Chelsea | 1907–08 | First Division | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 |
| 1908–09 | First Division | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
| Total | 38 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 9 | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1908–09 | Second Division | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 158 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 169 | 56 | ||