Ephraim Colclough

Ephraim Colclough (1 December 1875 – 2 January 1914) was an English footballer who played for Brighton & Hove Albion, Stoke and Watford.[1]

Ephraim Colclough

Personal information
Full name	Ephraim Colclough[1]
Date of birth	(1875-12-01)1 December 1875[2]
Place of birth	Longton, Staffordshire, England
Date of death	2 January 1914(1914-01-02) (aged 38)[2]
Place of death	Longton, England
Playing position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1898–1899	Stoke	3	(0)
1900–1901	Watford	17	(1)
1901–1902	Brighton & Hove Albion	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Colclough was born in Longton, Staffordshire,[2] and joined local side Stoke in 1898.[1] He played three matches for Stoke in two years and joined Southern League side Watford in 1900. He spent the 1900–01 season with Watford playing 17 matches scoring once. He then spent less than a season with Brighton & Hove Albion[3] before his death in Longton in 1914.[2]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke	1898–99	First Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
	1899–1900	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Watford[4]	1900–01	Southern League	17	1	0	0	17	1
Brighton & Hove Albion[3]	1901–02	Southern League Div. Two	3	1	4	2	7	3
Career total			23	2	4	2	27	4

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. "Clark to Crussell" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. Trefor Jones. p. 5. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
3. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
4. Jones, Trefor (1996). Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 58. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.