James Clutton

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

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

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

Port Vale

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

References

1. 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)