Harry Cotton

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.

Harry Cotton
Personal information
Full name Henry Cotton[1]
Date of birth (1882-04-05)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

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]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale 1901–02 Second Division 29050340
1902–03 Second Division 32010330
1903–04 Second Division 32070390
1904–05 Second Division 31020330
Total 12401501390
Stoke 1908–09 Birmingham & District League 200020
Career total 12601501410

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 69. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000347/19070824/318/0015 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Harry Cotton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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