Alonzo Poulton

Alonzo Poulton
Personal information
Full name Alonzo Poulton[1]
Date of birth 28 March 1890
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
Date of death 1966 (aged 75–76)[1]
Place of death Wolverhampton, England[2]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Monmore Green
0000–1912 Priestfield Albion
1912– West Bromwich Albion 9 (1)
1913 → Worcester City (loan)
1919–1920 Merthyr Town
1920–1921 Middlesbrough 18 (5)
1921–1922 Bristol City 28 (9)
1922–1923 Reading 25 (3)
Llanelly
Oakengates Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alonzo Poulton (28 March 1890 – 1966), sometimes known as Jerry Poulton or Olly Poulton,[4] was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Bristol City, Reading, Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion.[1][5]

Personal life

Poulton served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Bromwich Albion 1914–15[7] First Division 9 1 0 0 9 1
Middlesbrough 1919–20[8] First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1920–21[8] 14 5 1 0 15 5
1921–22[8] 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 18 5 1 0 19 5
Career total 27 6 1 0 28 6

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 234. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Death record". FreeBMD. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. ^ Vulcan (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Middlesbrough". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Poulton Alonzo "Jerry" Middlesbrough 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Merthyr Town Players And The Great War". Merthyr Town FC. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  6. ^ Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 213. ISBN 978-0857330772.
  7. ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1914/15". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  8. ^ a b c "Alonzo Poulton". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 January 2017.


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