Joseph Dalton (footballer)

Joseph Dalton (born 1915) was an English professional footballer who played as a left half. He also played baseball.

Joseph Dalton
Personal information
Date of birth 1915
Place of birth Bradford, England
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933–1938 Bradford City 17 (3)
Shrewsbury Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Bradford, Dalton played for Bradford City and Shrewsbury Town.[1] For Bradford City he made 17 appearances in the Football League, scoring 3 goals; he also made 1 appearance in the FA Cup.[2]

Dalton also played baseball for the Amateur Baseball Cup finalists 1937 Thornbury Trojans,[3][4] and in the semi-professional Lancashire-Yorkshire League for Greenfield Giants in 1938,[5][6][7] and League Champions Halifax in 1939.[8] He also played for Yorkshire.[9][10]

Sources
  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References
  1. Frost, p. 395
  2. Frost, p. 381
  3. "Team Failed to Arrive: Baseball Wait at Bradford". Bradford Observer. 30 August 1937. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Hull 'M' Men v Thornbury Trojans". Hull Daily Mail. 21 August 1937. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Hull Team v Greenfield Giants". Hull Daily Mail. 24 June 1938. p. 13 – via British Neewspaper Archive.
  6. "Baseball Draw". Halifax Evening Courier. 13 May 1938. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Their Visit to Liverpool". Leeds Mercury. 14 May 1938. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Baseball at the Shay". Bradford Observer. 11 May 1939. p. 11 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Roses Clash at the Shay". Halifax Evening Courier. 27 May 1939. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Who's Who in Inter-County Baseball Battle". Liverpool Evening Standards. 26 July 1939. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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