Teddy May

Edward Henry May (26 September 1865 – 6 January 1941) was an English footballer who played for Notts Rangers, Burslem Port Vale, Notts County, and Nottingham Forest in the 1880s and 1890s.

Teddy May
Personal information
Full name Edward Henry May
Date of birth (1865-09-26)26 September 1865
Place of birth Hull, England
Date of death 6 January 1941(1941-01-06) (aged 75)
Place of death Sneinton, Nottingham, England
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Notts Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1886–1887 Burslem Port Vale 0 (0)
1887 Notts County 0 (0)
1887–1888 Burslem Port Vale 0 (0)
1888–1890 Notts County 29 (4)
1890–1891 Nottingham Forest
1891–1893 Burton Swifts 18 (5)
Greenhalgh's
Mansfield
Total 48+ (9+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

May played for Notts Rangers before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1886.[1] He made his debut at the Athletic Ground in a 7–0 defeat to Preston North End in a friendly on 6 September.[1] He enjoyed regular football, helping the club to the Third Round of the FA Cup in 1886–87, until March 1887 when he departed for Notts County.[1] He returned to Burslem on business in September 1887 and decided to rejoin the Vale, playing regular football once more until he returned to Nottingham in the summer of 1888.[1] He scored three goals in 11 league games in the Football League in the 1888–89 season, and featured in 18 league games in the 1889–90 campaign. He went on to play in the Football Alliance for Nottingham Forest, before he joined Second Division club Burton Swifts in 1892. He scored eight goals in 24 league and cup appearances for the Swifts in the 1892–93 season, and later played for Burton Swifts, Greenhalgh's, and Mansfield.

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1886–87–004141
1887–88–001010
Total 005151
Notts County1888–89Football League11330143
1889–90Football League18165246
Total 29495389
Burton Swifts1892–93Second Division18563248

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 188. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. Teddy May at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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