| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clinton William Boulton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1948-01-06)6 January 1948[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1 January 2021(2021-01-01) (aged 72) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1963–1965 | Port Vale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1971 | Port Vale | 244 | (11) |
| 1971–1979 | Torquay United | 262 | (34) |
| Minehead | |||
| Total | 506+ | (45+) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Clinton William Boulton (6 January 1948 – 1 January 2021) was an English professionalfootballer. He was adefender. He made 506 league appearances in a 14-year career in theFootball League.
He began his professional career withPort Vale in August 1965. He later played forTorquay United. He left the club in 1979 and later played for non-league sideMinehead.[1]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1964–65 | Third Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1965–66 | Fourth Division | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 1966–67 | Fourth Division | 35 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| 1967–68 | Fourth Division | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 1968–69 | Fourth Division | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 1969–70 | Fourth Division | 46 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 6 | |
| 1970–71 | Third Division | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
| 1971–72 | Third Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 244 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 267 | 12 | ||
| Torquay United | 1971–72 | Third Division | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1972–73 | Fourth Division | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 9 | |
| 1973–74 | Fourth Division | 46 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 9 | |
| 1974–75 | Fourth Division | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 7 | |
| 1975–76 | Fourth Division | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 4 | |
| 1976–77 | Fourth Division | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| 1977–78 | Fourth Division | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 4 | |
| 1978–79 | Fourth Division | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1979–80 | Fourth Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 262 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 286 | 36 | ||
| Career total | 506 | 45 | 25 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 553 | 48 | ||
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