Fred Shinton
| 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 | 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 | |||
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]
Biography
[edit | edit source]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
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- 1883 births
- 1923 deaths
- Footballers from Wednesbury
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Wednesbury Old Athletic F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs