| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Edgar Staton | ||
| Date of birth | 1864 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-upon-Trent, England | ||
| Date of death | before 1945 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1887 | Goldenhill Wanderers | ||
| 1888–1889 | Stoke | 4 | (2) |
| 1889 | Stafford Road | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frank Edgar Staton (1864 – before 1945) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.
Career
Staton was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played football for local side Goldenhill Wanderers before joining Stoke at the start of the first season of the Football League. He made his League debut on 8 September 1888, as a forward for Stoke in a 2–0 defeat by West Bromwich Albion at the Victoria Ground. Staton scored Stoke's first ever league goal in a 5–1 defeat to Aston Villa on 15 September 1888 played at Wellington Road. He scored again two weeks later against Accrington at Victoria Ground on 29 September 1888. In 1889 he decided to move to Wolverhampton based Stafford Road.
Career statistics
Source:
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke | 1888–89 | The Football League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Career total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
References
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ Frank Staton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of Stoke City. Breedon Books. p. 207. ISBN 1-85983-473-6.