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. | |||
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke[1] | 1888–89 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Career Total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
References
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