Summary
Frederick Shinton (7 March 1883 – 11 April 1923) was an English footballer who played at centre forward or inside right. He scored 103 goals from 163 appearances in the Football League.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Shinton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1883[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Wednesbury, England | ||
| Date of death | 11 April 1923 (aged 40)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Wednesbury, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1907 | West Bromwich Albion | 64 | (46) |
| 1907–1910 | Leicester Fosse | 78 | (51) |
| 1910–1911 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | (1) |
| 1911 | Leicester Fosse | 14 | (5) |
| 1911–191? | Wednesbury Old Athletic | ||
| Total | 163 | (103) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography edit
Shinton was born in Wednesbury. He turned professional with West Bromwich Albion in April 1905 and remained with them until November 1907, when he joined Leicester Fosse for £150. In August 1910 he moved to Bolton Wanderers for a £1000 fee, but re-joined Leicester Fosse just five months later, for £750.[2]
Shinton was not offered a contract by Fosse at the end of the 1910–11 season and instead joined Wednesbury Old Athletic, playing for the club in the Birmingham & District League. He featured in the club's Wednesbury Charity Cup winning side v Darlaston in March 1912, but although captaining the side at the start of the following season, he appears to have made no further appearances after October 1912.[3]
He died at home in Wednesbury in April 1923 after a long illness.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 213. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
- ^ Carr, Steve (2010). The Old Uns Revisited – Wednesbury Old Athletic 1893 to 1924. Spellbound. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-9565030-1-5.
- ^ "Sporting items". Daily Mail. Hull. 16 April 1923. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Matthews' Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion gives Lancaster as place of death, but Wednesbury is consistent with death registration records.
"England & Wales deaths 1837–2007 Transcription". Frederick Shinton. Death quarter: 2. Death year: 1923. District: West Bromwich. County: Staffordshire. Volume: 6B. Page: 877 – via Findmypast.