Amos Baddeley
Encyclopedia
Amos Baddeley was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke
and Blackpool
. He made 101 appearances for Stoke.
in 1906 after poor finances lead to the club looking in the local leagues for players. He made his professional debut in a 3–1 defeat away at Sunderland
in March 1907. Baddeley became a regular in the side the following season as he played fifteen matches scoring six goals. However Stoke's financial crisis worsened and the club entered into liquidation
. As a result Stoke left The Football League
and thus many of their players left the club. Baddeley joined Blackpool
for the 1908–09 season before re-joining Stoke in the Birmingham and Southern leagues. He developed a prolific strike partnership with Arthur Griffiths as the two of them scored 60 league goals between them during the 1909–10 season. He played one more season for Stoke before leaving in 1912 to join Walsall
. He later went on to play for Abertillery and became player-manager at Ebbw Vale
.
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
and Blackpool
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
. He made 101 appearances for Stoke.
Career
Baddeley started playing football for his local amateur side in Fegg Hayes. He was signed up by league side StokeStoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
in 1906 after poor finances lead to the club looking in the local leagues for players. He made his professional debut in a 3–1 defeat away at Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
in March 1907. Baddeley became a regular in the side the following season as he played fifteen matches scoring six goals. However Stoke's financial crisis worsened and the club entered into liquidation
Liquidation
In law, liquidation is the process by which a company is brought to an end, and the assets and property of the company redistributed. Liquidation is also sometimes referred to as winding-up or dissolution, although dissolution technically refers to the last stage of liquidation...
. As a result Stoke left The Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
and thus many of their players left the club. Baddeley joined Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
for the 1908–09 season before re-joining Stoke in the Birmingham and Southern leagues. He developed a prolific strike partnership with Arthur Griffiths as the two of them scored 60 league goals between them during the 1909–10 season. He played one more season for Stoke before leaving in 1912 to join Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
. He later went on to play for Abertillery and became player-manager at Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale F.C.
Ebbw Vale Football Club were a football team from Ebbw Vale, South Wales.Ebbw Vale played in the first season of the League of Wales in 1992-93. The club then finished 11th before finishing 3rd in two successive seasons to 1997-98. During the years when they finished 3rd the Giles brothers, Paul...
.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
1906–07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1907–08 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | |
| Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
1908–09 | 32 | 3 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Stoke Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
1909–10 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 25 |
| 1910–11 | 42 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 21 | |
| 1911–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 124 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 129 | 55 | |