Biography
Centre forward Thomas “Tom” Shelton hailed from the North Nottinghamshire coalfield village of Newstead and was plucked from the local football scene by the Tigers in March 1932. He was given his first team debut by manager Hayden Green in early April 1932 after impressive scoring feats in a handful of reserve matches, and when he scored on his debut against Crewe Alexandra he seemed set for great things. However in the next three starts he failed to score again and at the start of the 1932/33 season he was replaced as pivot by new signing Bill McNaughton, who promptly became City’s record goalscorer in a season.
Shelton stayed with City for two more seasons, playing regularly in the Reserves. During his second full season in the second team Shelton converted to a centre half but his final appearance for City’s first team in December 1933 came at outside right. Tom was granted a free transfer in May 1934 and left Hull City – no further record of his football career can be found, he perhaps returned to work at Newstead Colliery although in the late 1930s there is evidence he may have worked in the Manchester area as a demolition worker. He died in the Nottingham area in September 1961.
Details
Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 21 December 1907, Nottingham
Hull City First Game: 9 April 1932, Crewe Alexandra A (Division Three North), 24 years, 110 days old
Hull City Final Game: 2 December 1933, Bradford Park Avenue H (Division Two), 25 years, 346 days old
Clubs
Hull City (1932-1934)
Hull City Record
Career: 5 apps, 1 goals
Tom SheltonSeason | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
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1931/32 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1932/33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1933/34 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |