Steve Buxton (footballer, born 1888)

Steve Buxton

Buxton with Brentford in 1909
Personal information
Full name	Stephen Buxton[1]
Date of birth	3 February 1888[1]
Place of birth	South Bank, England
Date of death	21 April 1953(1953-04-21) (aged 65)
Place of death	South Bank, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1908	South Bank
1908–1911	Brentford	101	(4)
1911–1913	Oldham Athletic	27	(0)
1913–	Darlington
1919–1920	Blyth Spartans
1920–1922	Ashington	24	(1)
1922–1924	Workington
	South Bank Gasworks
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Buxton (3 February 1888 – 21 April 1953) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Oldham Athletic and Ashington.[1][3][4][5] He made over 100 Southern League appearances for Brentford and represented the London XI.[3][6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1908–09[3]	Southern League First Division	25	4	2	0	27	4
	1909–10[3]	Southern League First Division	38	0	2	0	40	0
	1910–11[3]	Southern League First Division	38	0	1	0	39	0
Career total			101	4	5	0	106	4

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 48. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. "Third Division. Northern Section. Ashington". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 360–361. ISBN 0951526200.
4. "The Football Association – Season 1919–20 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
5. "Buxton Steve Workington 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
6. White 1989, p. 96-97.