Roy Felton

Robert Francis Foster "Roy" Felton (12 August 1918 – 24 April 1982) was an English footballer who played for Everton, Port Vale, Crystal Palace, South Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, and Northwich Victoria.

Roy Felton

Personal information
Full name	Robert Francis Foster Felton[1]
Date of birth	12 August 1918[1]
Place of birth	Gateshead, England[1]
Date of death	24 April 1982 (aged 63)[1]
Place of death	Aintree, England[1]
Position(s)	Full-back
Youth career
1937–1938	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1938–1946	Port Vale	10	(0)
1946–1947	Crystal Palace	1	(0)
	South Liverpool
	Nottingham Forest
	Northwich Victoria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Felton played for Everton, before joining Port Vale in June 1938.[1] He played ten Third Division South and two cup games before being called up for military training in August 1939.[1] During the war he guested for Bath City, but returned to The Old Recreation Ground safely in August 1945.[1] Injuries limited his appearances however and he only managed to play seven war league, five FA Cup and three war cup games before refusing new terms in the summer of 1946.[1] After having a trial with Crystal Palace, in which he played one league game, he signed with South Liverpool.[2] After a trial with Nottingham Forest he joined Northwich Victoria.[1]

Statistics

Source:[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1938–39	Third Division South	10	0	0	0	2	0	12	0
	1945–46	–	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		10	0	5	0	2	0	17	0
Crystal Palace	1946–47	Third Division South	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 99. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "stats". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
3. Roy Felton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)