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==Playing career== |
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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]] and 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> |
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]] and 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>https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000347/19070824/318/0015</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"/> |
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==Statistics== |
==Statistics== |
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Revision as of 19:10, 24 October 2021
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Cotton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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.
Playing career
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 and 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]
Statistics
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
- ^ a b c d e f g h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 69. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000347/19070824/318/0015
- ^ Harry Cotton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)