Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fred Rathbone[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 August 1885[1] | ||
Place of birth | Meir, Staffordshire, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 1959 (aged 73) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1905 | Newcastle Rangers | ||
1906–1908 | Stoke | 3 | (0) |
1908 | Whitchurch | ||
1908–1911 | Stoke | 29 | (0) |
1911 | Winsford | ||
Total | 32 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Fred Rathbone (3 August 1885 – 1959) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.[1]
Career
[edit]Rathbone joined Stoke on his 21st birthday and made his debut against Sheffield Wednesday where he managed to keep a clean sheet.[1] However first team opportunities were rare for Rathbone his only run in the side came when the club was playing in the Birmingham League.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke[1] | 1906–07 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1907–08 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
1908–09 | Birmingham & District League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
1909–10 | Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
1910–11 | Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |