Clint Boulton

Clint Boulton

Personal information
Full name	Clinton William Boulton
Date of birth	(1948-01-06)6 January 1948
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Date of death	1 January 2021(2021-01-01) (aged 72)
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Clinton William Boulton (6 January 1948 – 1 January 2021) was an English professional footballer. He was a defender. He made 506 league appearances in a 14-year career in the Football League.

He began his professional career with Port Vale in August 1965. He later played for Torquay United. He left the club in 1979 and later played for non-league side Minehead.

Career statistics

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

Honours

Individual

• Torquay United F.C. Player of the Year: 1976–77

Port Vale

• Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1969–70