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James Clutton

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James Clutton
Personal information
Date of birth 1869
Place of birth Goldenhill, England
Date of death 1943 (aged 73–74)
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1889–1893 Burslem Port Vale 51 (0)
Total 51 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Clutton (1869 – 1943) was an English footballer. He made 92 appearances for Burslem Port Vale; 27 of these were friendlies, 29 were in the Football League and 22 in the Midland League.

Career

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Clutton joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1889.[1] His appearances were rare until September 1891, when he broke into the first-team at the Athletic Ground.[1] He was a member of the side that shared the North Staffordshire Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1891 and won the Staffordshire Challenge Cup in 1892.[1] He featured in the 1892–93 campaign in what was Vale's first season in the Second Division of the Football League.[1] He featured nine times in the 1893–94 campaign. However, his career ended when he broke a leg in October 1893.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burslem Port Vale 1889–90 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
1890–91 Midland League 2 0 0 0 9 0 11 0
1891–92 Midland League 20 0 1 0 24 0 45 0
1892–93 Second Division 21 0 1 0 2 0 24 0
1893–94 Second Division 8 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Total 51 0 3 0 38 0 92 0

Honours

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Port Vale

  • North Staffordshire Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup: 1891 (shared)
  • Staffordshire Challenge Cup: 1892

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 62. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ James Clutton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)