Fred Sheldon (English footballer)

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Fred Sheldon
Personal information
Full name Fredrick Sheldon [1]
Date of birth 1871 [1]
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1895 Stoke St.Peter's
1896–1898 Stoke 8 (0)
1899 Eccleshall
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fredrick Sheldon (born 1871) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. [1]

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Career

Sheldon was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played for Stoke St.Peter's and then joined Stoke in the Football League. [1] He was made back up 'keeper to Ezekiel Johnston and in two seasons with the club he played in eight matches. [1] He left in May 1898 to play for Eccleshall. [1]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke [2] 1896–97 First Division 500050
1897–98 First Division300030
Career Total800080

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.