David Stokes (English footballer)

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David Stokes
Personal information
Full name David Stokes[1]
Date of birth 1880
Place of birth Kingswinford, England
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1896-1897 Kingswinford Albion
1897–1898 Wordsley Olympic
1898–1899 Halesowen
1899–1900 Brierley Hill Alliance
1900–1901 Aston Villa 0 (0)
1901 Brierley Hill Alliance
1901–1920 Bolton Wanderers 387 (43)
1920 Brierley Hill Alliance
1920–1921 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 (0)
International career
Football League XI 4
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Stokes was an English professional footballer who made over 380 appearances in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers as an outside forward.[1] He represented the Football League XI.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Stokes was the uncle of footballer Ray Westwood and was grand uncle to footballer Duncan Edwards.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bolton Wanderers 1901–02[3] First Division 12 2 0 0 12 2
1902–03[3] First Division 16 3 0 0 16 3
1903–04[3] Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1905–06[3] First Division 38 6 0 0 38 6
1906–07[3] First Division 33 5 0 0 33 5
1907–08[3] First Division 38 1 0 0 38 1
1909–10[3] First Division 23 1 0 0 23 1
1911–12[3] First Division 36 3 0 0 36 3
1912–13[3] First Division 18 0 0 0 18 0
1913–14[3] First Division 7 1 0 0 7 1
1914–15[4] First Division 21 3 7 0 28 3
1919–20[3] First Division 11 1 0 0 11 1
Total 255 26 7 0 262 26
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1920–21[5] Second Division 7 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 262 26 7 0 269 26

Honours[edit]

Bolton Wanderers

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 278. ISBN 9781905891610. OCLC 841581272.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "England Players – Ray Westwood". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "David Stokes". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Bolton Wanderers Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  5. ^ "David Stokes". DT92. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Stokes David Bolton Wanderers 1905". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 29 May 2019.