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{{Short description|English footballer (1882–1921)}}
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| fullname = Henry Cotton<ref name="kent"/>
| fullname = Henry Cotton<ref name="kent"/>
| birth_date = {{birth date|1882|04|05|df=y}}<ref name="kent"/>
| birth_date = {{birth date|1882|04|05|df=y}}<ref name="kent"/>
| birth_place = [[Crewe]], [[England]]<ref name="kent"/>
| birth_place = [[Crewe]], England<ref name="kent"/>
| death_date = {{death year and age|1921|1882|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death year and age|1921|1882}}
| height =
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| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Nantwich Town F.C.|Nantwich]]
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Nantwich Town F.C.|Nantwich]]
| years1 = 1901–1905| clubs1 = [[Port Vale F.C.|Burslem Port Vale]]| caps1 = 124| goals1 = 0
| years1 = 1901–1905| clubs1 = [[Port Vale F.C.|Burslem Port Vale]]| caps1 = 124| goals1 = 0
| years2 = | clubs2 = [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]]| caps2 = | goals2 =
| years2 = 1905–1906| clubs2 = [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]]| caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 1908| clubs3 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke]]| caps3 =2 | goals3 = 0
| years3 = 1906–1907| clubs3 = [[Nantwich Town F.C.|Nantwich]]| caps3 = | goals3 =
| years4 = 1907–1908| clubs4 = [[Wigan Town A.F.C.|Wigan Town]]| caps4 = | goals4 =
| years5 = 1908 | clubs5 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke]]| caps5 =2 | goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 126+| totalgoals = 0
| totalcaps = 126+| totalgoals = 0
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'''Henry''' "'''Harry'''" '''Cotton''' (5 April 1882 – 1921) was an [[English people|English]] [[Association football|footballer]] who played in [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goal]] for [[Nantwich Town F.C.|Nantwich]], [[Port Vale F.C.|Burslem Port Vale]], [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]], and [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke]] in the 1900s.
'''Henry Cotton''' (5 April 1882 – 1921) was an English [[Association football|footballer]] who played in [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goal]] for [[Nantwich Town F.C.|Nantwich]], [[Port Vale F.C.|Burslem Port Vale]], [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]], [[Wigan Town A.F.C.|Wigan Town]] and [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke]] in the 1900s.


==Playing career==
==Career==
Cotton played for [[Nantwich Town F.C.|Nantwich]], before joining [[Port Vale F.C.|Burslem Port Vale]] in May 1901.<ref name="kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=69|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0|url=http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200}}</ref> Preferred to [[William Chadwick (footballer)|William Chadwick]], he played 29 [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] games in the [[1901–02 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season|1901–02]] season.<ref name="kent"/> He played 32 league games in the [[1902–03 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season|1902–03]] and [[1903–04 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season|1903–04]] campaigns, and fended off competition from new signing [[Arthur Box]] to play 31 league games in the [[1904–05 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season|1904–05]] season.<ref name="kent"/> At this point he left the [[Athletic Ground (Cobridge)|Athletic Ground]] and moved on to [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]].<ref name="kent"/> With [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke]] missing a reliable custodian in the [[1908–09 Stoke F.C. season|1908–09]] season, Cotton kept goal in two Birmingham & District League games, before being sacked from the [[Victoria Ground]].<ref name="kent"/>
Cotton played for [[Nantwich Town F.C.|Nantwich]] before joining [[Port Vale F.C.|Burslem Port Vale]] in May 1901.<ref name="kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=69|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}}</ref> Preferred to [[William Chadwick (footballer)|William Chadwick]], he played 29 [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] games in the [[1901–02 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season|1901–02]] season.<ref name="kent"/> He played 32 league games in the [[1902–03 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season|1902–03]] and [[1903–04 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season|1903–04]] campaigns, and fended off competition from new signing [[Arthur Box]] to play 31 league games in the [[1904–05 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season|1904–05]] season.<ref name="kent"/> At this point he left the [[Athletic Ground (Cobridge)|Athletic Ground]]. He moved on to [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]].<ref name="kent"/> Between the sticks for Nantwich during the 1906–07 season, he signed for [[Wigan Town A.F.C.|Wigan Town]] in the summer of 1907.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000347/19070824/318/0015 |title= |newspaper= |location= |page= |issue= |date= |url-access=subscription |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref> With [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke]] missing a reliable custodian in the [[1908–09 Stoke F.C. season|1908–09]] season, Cotton kept goal in two [[West Midlands (Regional) League|Birmingham & District League]] games, before being sacked from the [[Victoria Ground]].<ref name="kent"/>


==Career statistics==
==Statistics==
* Sourced from {{ENFA}}
Source:<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref>


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==References==
==References==
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Harry Cotton
Personal information
Full name Henry Cotton[1]
Date of birth (1882-04-05)5 April 1882[1]
Place of birth Crewe, England[1]
Date of death 1921 (aged 38–39)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Nantwich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901–1905 Burslem Port Vale 124 (0)
1905–1906 Crewe Alexandra
1906–1907 Nantwich
1907–1908 Wigan Town
1908 Stoke 2 (0)
Total 126+ (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Cotton (5 April 1882 – 1921) was an English footballer who played in goal for Nantwich, Burslem Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra, Wigan Town and Stoke in the 1900s.

Career

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Cotton played for Nantwich before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1901.[1] Preferred to William Chadwick, he played 29 Second Division games in the 1901–02 season.[1] He played 32 league games in the 1902–03 and 1903–04 campaigns, and fended off competition from new signing Arthur Box to play 31 league games in the 1904–05 season.[1] At this point he left the Athletic Ground. He moved on to Crewe Alexandra.[1] Between the sticks for Nantwich during the 1906–07 season, he signed for Wigan Town in the summer of 1907.[2] With Stoke missing a reliable custodian in the 1908–09 season, Cotton kept goal in two Birmingham & District League games, before being sacked from the Victoria Ground.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burslem Port Vale 1901–02 Second Division 29 0 5 0 34 0
1902–03 Second Division 32 0 1 0 33 0
1903–04 Second Division 32 0 7 0 39 0
1904–05 Second Division 31 0 2 0 33 0
Total 124 0 15 0 139 0
Stoke 1908–09 Birmingham & District League 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 126 0 15 0 141 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 69. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000347/19070824/318/0015 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Harry Cotton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)