Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Bolton [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 2 February 1955||
Place of birth | Birtley, [1] England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Youth career | |||
Sunderland | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1972–1981 | Sunderland | 273 | (11) |
1981–1983 | Middlesbrough | 59 | (1) |
1983–1986 | Sheffield United | 109 | (3) |
1986–1988 | Matlock Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joseph Bolton (born 2 February 1955) is an English former footballer who played primarily as a left back. Born in Birtley in Tyne and Wear he started his career at nearby Sunderland as a trainee and spent nine years at the club before moving to Middlesbrough and then Sheffield United, following which he was forced to retire through injury.
Having joined the club as a trainee Bolton made his debut for Sunderland on 17 April 1972 against Watford in a 5–0 win at Roker Park. [2] He soon established himself in the first team and remained a stalwart of the side for the next nine seasons. A cult hero with the fans at Roker Park he was a key member of the side that clinched the Division Two title in 1976. [1] When he finally left Sunderland he had made 273 league appearances and scored 11 goals. [3]
In 1981 Bolton was signed by Sunderland's North East rivals Middlesbrough for £200,000. In two seasons, he made 59 appearances, scoring a solitary goal. [4]
Bolton signed for Sheffield United on a free transfer in August 1983, brought to the club by his former Sunderland teammate Ian Porterfield who was now manager at Bramall Lane. [1] Viewed as a solid, no-nonsense defender during his time at the club, he helped United to promotion as they finished third in Division Three in his first season. [1] After making 130 appearances for the club in three years injuries began to take their toll and he was released in May 1986. [1]
After an unsuccessful trial with Rotherham United Bolton dropped into non-league and spent a season and a half playing for Matlock Town before finally retiring and taking a job as a lorry driver. [1]
Bolton was mentioned on the back of The Housemartins' single, ' Happy Hour', which described the band as having "more striking power than Lineker, Platini and Joe Bolton all rolled together into a great big cuddly ball."
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Bolton [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 2 February 1955||
Place of birth | Birtley, [1] England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Youth career | |||
Sunderland | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1972–1981 | Sunderland | 273 | (11) |
1981–1983 | Middlesbrough | 59 | (1) |
1983–1986 | Sheffield United | 109 | (3) |
1986–1988 | Matlock Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joseph Bolton (born 2 February 1955) is an English former footballer who played primarily as a left back. Born in Birtley in Tyne and Wear he started his career at nearby Sunderland as a trainee and spent nine years at the club before moving to Middlesbrough and then Sheffield United, following which he was forced to retire through injury.
Having joined the club as a trainee Bolton made his debut for Sunderland on 17 April 1972 against Watford in a 5–0 win at Roker Park. [2] He soon established himself in the first team and remained a stalwart of the side for the next nine seasons. A cult hero with the fans at Roker Park he was a key member of the side that clinched the Division Two title in 1976. [1] When he finally left Sunderland he had made 273 league appearances and scored 11 goals. [3]
In 1981 Bolton was signed by Sunderland's North East rivals Middlesbrough for £200,000. In two seasons, he made 59 appearances, scoring a solitary goal. [4]
Bolton signed for Sheffield United on a free transfer in August 1983, brought to the club by his former Sunderland teammate Ian Porterfield who was now manager at Bramall Lane. [1] Viewed as a solid, no-nonsense defender during his time at the club, he helped United to promotion as they finished third in Division Three in his first season. [1] After making 130 appearances for the club in three years injuries began to take their toll and he was released in May 1986. [1]
After an unsuccessful trial with Rotherham United Bolton dropped into non-league and spent a season and a half playing for Matlock Town before finally retiring and taking a job as a lorry driver. [1]
Bolton was mentioned on the back of The Housemartins' single, ' Happy Hour', which described the band as having "more striking power than Lineker, Platini and Joe Bolton all rolled together into a great big cuddly ball."