John Cotton (footballer)

John Cotton
Personal information
Full name	John Cotton
Date of birth	2 March 1930
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Date of death	1 October 2015 (aged 85)
Position(s)	Full-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1953–1954	Stoke City
1954–1955	Crewe Alexandra
1956–1958	Port Vale
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Cotton (2 March 1930 – 1 October 2015) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City and Crewe Alexandra.^[1]

Career edit

Cotton came through the youth ranks at his local club Stoke City and made two Second Division appearances for the "Potters" during the 1953–54 season.^[1] He never established himself in the first-team at the Victoria Ground however, and left for Crewe Alexandra.^[1] He played 14 Third Division North and two FA Cup games for the "Railwaymen" during the 1954–55 campaign. He left Gresty Road for Port Vale, but never made a first-team appearance for the "Valiants".

Source:^[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1953–54	Second Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
Crewe Alexandra	1954–55	Third Division North	14	0	2	0	16	0
Career total			16	0	2	0	18	0

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
^ John Cotton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Personal information
Full name	John Cotton^[1]
Date of birth	(1930-03-02)2 March 1930^[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England^[1]
Date of death	1 October 2015(2015-10-01) (aged 85)
Position(s)	Full-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1954	Stoke City	2	(0)
1954–1955	Crewe Alexandra	14	(0)
1956–1958	Port Vale	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals