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Eric SKEELS

Eric Skeels - Stoke City FC - League appearances for The Potters.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 18 January 1975

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    • POSITION
      Defender
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Friday, 27 October 1939
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Eccles, England.
  • CLUBS
  • Stoke City FC
    • Club Career Dates
      1958-1976
    • League Debut
      Unknown
    • Club Career
      495 League apps (+12 as sub), 7 goals
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Eric SKEELS - Stoke City FC - League appearances for The Potters.

Eric Skeels is pictured above playing for Stoke City during the 1-1 draw against Leicester City.

He is Stoke's record appearance holder having played in 592 matches in all competitions.

 

Transferred from Stockport County in December 1958
 
Stoke City:   1958-1959     Played   0     Scored   0   goals   (Division 2)
     1959-1960     Played   2     Scored   0   goals   (Division 2)
     1960-1961     Played   37     Scored   0   goals   (Division 2)
     1961-1962     Played   42     Scored   1   goal   (Division 2)
     1962-1963     Played   38     Scored   4   goals   (Division 2)
     1963-1964     Played   39     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1964-1965     Played   42     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1965-1966     Played   41     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1966-1967     Played   40     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1967-1968     Played   34     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1968-1969     Played   36     Scored   1   goal   (Division 1)
     1969-1970     Played   35     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1970-1971     Played   29     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1971-1972     Played   19     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1972-1973     Played   31     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1973-1974     Played   15     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1974-1975     Played   23     Scored   1   goal   (Division 1)
     1975-1976     Played   4     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
 

 

1959–1976    Stoke City    507    (7)

1967             Cleveland Stokers (loan)    12    (1)
1976             Seattle Sounders    16    (2)

1976–1977    Port Vale  5 (1)

 

Eric became the owner of the Hare and Hound pub in Glossop whilst making the

occasional appearance for Leek Town.  He returned to the Potteries to keep the

Noah's Ark in Newcastle-under-Lyme and also worked at

Staffordshire University as a Porter