Ephraim Colclough

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Ephraim Colclough
Personal information
Full name Ephraim Colclough[1]
Date of birth (1875-12-01)1 December 1875[2]
Place of birth Longton, Staffordshire, England
Date of death 2 January 1914(1914-01-02) (aged 38)[2]
Place of death Longton, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898–1899 Stoke 3 (0)
1900–1901 Watford 17 (1)
1901–1902 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ephraim Colclough (1 December 1875 – 2 January 1914) was an English footballer who played for Brighton & Hove Albion, Stoke and Watford.[1]

Career[]

Colclough was born in Longton, Staffordshire,[2] and joined local side Stoke in 1898.[1] He played three matches for Stoke in two years and joined Southern League side Watford in 1900. He spent the 1900–01 season with Watford playing 17 matches scoring once. He then spent less than a season with Brighton & Hove Albion[3] before his death in Longton in 1914.[2]

Career statistics[]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke 1898–99 First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1899–1900 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Watford[4] 1900–01 Southern League 17 1 0 0 17 1
Brighton & Hove Albion[3] 1901–02 Southern League Div. Two 3 1 4 2 7 3
Career total 23 2 4 2 27 4

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ a b c d "Clark to Crussell" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. Trefor Jones. p. 5. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  4. ^ Jones, Trefor (1996). Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 58. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
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