Teddy May
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Henry May | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1865 | ||
| Place of birth | Hull, England | ||
| Date of death | 6 January 1941 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Sneinton, Nottingham, England | ||
| Playing position | Left-winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Notts Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1886–1887 | Burslem Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
| 1887 | Notts County | 0 | (0) |
| 1887–1888 | Burslem Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
| 1888–1890 | Notts County | 29 | (4) |
| 1890–1891 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 1891–1893 | Burton Swifts | 18 | (5) |
| Greenhalgh's | |||
| Mansfield | |||
| Total | 48+ | (9+) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Edward Henry "Teddy" May (26 September 1865 – 6 January 1941) was an English footballer who played for Notts Rangers, Burslem Port Vale, Notts County, and Nottingham Forest in the 1880s and 1890s.
Playing career
May played for Notts Rangers before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1886.[1] He made his debut at the Athletic Ground in a 7–0 defeat to Preston North End in a friendly on 6 September.[1] He enjoyed regular football, helping the club to the Third Round of the FA Cup in 1886–87, until March 1887 when he departed for Notts County.[1] He returned to Burslem on business in September 1887 and decided to rejoin the Vale, playing regular football once more until he returned to Nottingham in the summer of 1888.[1] He scored three goals in 11 league games in The Football League in the 1888–89 season, and featured in 18 league games in the 1889–90 campaign. He went on to play in the Football Alliance for Nottingham Forest, before he joined Second Division club Burton Swifts in 1892. He scored eight goals in 24 league and cup appearances for the Swifts in the 1892–93 season, and later played for Burton Swifts, Greenhalgh's, and Mansfield.
Statistics
- Sourced from Teddy May profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1886–87 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 1887–88 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Notts County | 1888–89 | The Football League | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 1889–90 | The Football League | 18 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 6 | |
| Total | 29 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 9 | ||
| Burton Swifts | 1892–93 | Second Division | 18 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 8 |