Fred Shinton

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]

Fred Shinton
Personal information
Full name Frederick Shinton[1]
Date of birth (1883-02-07)7 February 1883[2]
Place of birth Wednesbury, England
Date of death 11 April 1923(1923-04-11) (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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

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
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 213. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
  3. Carr, Steve (2010). The Old Uns Revisited – Wednesbury Old Athletic 1893 to 1924. Spellbound. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-9565030-1-5.
  4. "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.


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