Hugh Bolton (footballer)

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Hugh Bolton
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Personal information
Date of birth 15 November 1879 [1]
Place of birth Port Glasgow, Scotland
Place of death United States
Position(s) Inside right
Youth career
Clydeville
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors
1902–1905 Port Glasgow Athletic 67 (12)
1905–1906 Newcastle United 1 (0)
1906–1908 Everton 75 (27)
1909–1910 Bradford (Park Avenue) 30 (7)
1910–1913 Morton 57 (1)
1913–1916 Glentoran
1916–1917 Johnstone
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugh Bolton (born 15 November 1879) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as an inside right for Port Glasgow Athletic, Newcastle United, Everton, Bradford (Park Avenue), Morton, Glentoran and Johnstone. [2]

He had moved from hometown team Port Glasgow to English football with Newcastle in 1905, but only played one Football League match for the Magpies before moving to Everton in January 1906. [3] Not only was his debut for his new club against his former employers, [4] but he faced them again four months later in the 1906 FA Cup Final, which Everton won 1–0. [5] He lost his place in the team to fellow Scot George Wilson for much of the following season but was re-instated when Wilson became involved in a dispute over his contract, [6] and it was Bolton who played in the 1907 FA Cup Final, this time resulting in a defeat to The Wednesday. [7] A Toffees regular in the next campaign but out of favour in the next, [4] he moved on to Bradford at the turn of 1909. [6]

After returning to the west of Scotland with Morton in September 1910, [2] [8] he spent time in Ireland with Glentoran while on the 'open to transfer' list, then finished his career with Johnstone. [7]

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References

  1. Archives | Where Are They Now? - B, NUFC.com
  2. 1 2 John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Hugh Bolton Player Profile, Toon 1892
  4. 1 2 Hugh Bolton, 11v11.com
  5. Everton v Newcastle United 1-0 (English FA Cup Final: April 21, 1906), Play Up Liverpool
  6. 1 2 Everton Player Transferred, Sheffield Independent, 1 January 1909, via Everton Independent Research Data
  7. 1 2 Bolton Hugh Image 1 Everton 1907, Vintage Footballers
  8. Mainly About Players. The Scottish Referee, 24 April 1911. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club