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William
Felton |
The
Wednesday FC
1 cap,
0 goals
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F
3:
A 2
100% successful
1925
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
William Felton |
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Born |
1 August 1900 in Wardley Colliery, Gateshead [registered in
Gateshead, Durham, September 1900] |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1901
census, the seven month old William is the youngest of two children to
John and Mary. They live with Mary's parents at 17 Reservoir Street in
Heworth. His father is a coal mine hewer. |
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According to the 1911
census, William is now the second of seven children to their parents, who
are now head of the house at 17 Reservoir Street. His father is
still a hewer. |
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Married |
to Winifred G. Marley
[registered in Gateshead, Durham, June 1919]. |
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Died |
22 April 1977, aged
76 years x days
[registered in Manchester, Lancashire, June 1977]. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
9", 12st.
0lbs [1926]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his career with various colliery teams, Pelaw Albion FC, Pandon
Temperance FC, Wardley Colliery FC and Jarrow FC of the North-Eastern
League, before Grimsby Town FC took him in January 1921.
43
league appearances followed before The Wednesday FC signed him
January 1923 for £1500, where he would play 158 games in the
League. Signed for Manchester City FC in March 1929 where he
would make another 73 league appearances. Then Tottenham Hotspur FC
as club captain in March 1932 for another 73 league appearances,
and his first and only league goal, a penalty against Arsenal in September
1933. He was transfer-listed by Spurs and duly signed for Altrincham FC
in the 1934-35 season for £500, where again, he became club captain. He
would go on to make 121 Cheshie County League appearances,
scoring twelve times. In his final season, 1938-39, he became the
player/coach. |
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Club honours |
Football
League Champions 1925-26; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & AltrinchamFC.co.uk |
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England Career |
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Player number |
492nd
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-back |
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Only match |
No.
146, 21 May
1925, France 2 England 3, a friendly match at
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris, aged
24 years
293 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Cousin of
Samuel Barkas |
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Beyond England |
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No information. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.96. |
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William Felton - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
90 |
0 |
0 min |
0 |
None |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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William Felton
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Away
- Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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William Felton
- Match History |
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Club: The
Wednesday F.C. - 1 full cap |
Coach: F.A. Committee - 1
full capx
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Age 24 |
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1 |
146 |
21 May 1925 - France 2 England 3,
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris |
Fr |
AW |
Start |
lb |
Notes
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