Alfred Boulton

Alfred Boulton
Personal information
Full name	Alfred Boulton
Date of birth	1879
Place of birth	Kirkham, England
Date of death	29 January 1916 (aged 36)
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1900–1902	Blackpool
	Accrington Stanley
	Kirkham
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Boulton (1879 – 29 January 1916) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Blackpool as a right back.^[1] He also played for Accrington Stanley and Kirkham and also served as secretary at the latter club.^[3]

Personal life[edit]

Boulton was married with two children and worked as a plumber and painter.^[3] On 11 September 1914, a month after Britain's entry into the First World War, Boulton enlisted as a private in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.^[3] He arrived in France in September 1915 and by 11 January 1916, he had been promoted through the ranks to lance sergeant.^[3] 18 days later, Boulton was "killed by a stray bullet" and was buried at Gunners Farm Military Cemetery in Hainaut, Belgium.^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 33. ISBN 978-1905891610.
^ ^a ^b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "14389 LSJT. A. Boulton. L.N.LAN.R". The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

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[Joyce-1] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 33. ISBN 978-1905891610.

[CWGC-2] "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

[loyalregiment-3] "14389 LSJT. A. Boulton. L.N.LAN.R". The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

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