Clint Boulton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clinton William Boulton | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | 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. |
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Clinton William Boulton (born 6 January 1948) is an English former professional football. 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, and went on to play 267 league and cup games for the club, helping the "Valiants" to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1969–70. He was sold on to Torquay United for a fee of £10,000 in November 1971. He remained with the "Gulls" for the next eight years, playing 286 games in all competitions. He left the club in 1979 and later played for non-league side Minehead.
Boulton was born in Stoke-on-Trent and began his career as an apprentice with local league club Port Vale in July 1963. He played five games of the 1964–65 season, as the "Valiants" were relegated out of the Third Division under Jackie Mudie. Boulton scored on the last day of the season, in a 2–1 win over Walsall at Vale Park. This made him the youngest goalscorer in the club's history. He turned professional in August 1965 at the age of 17, and made 20 appearances in 1965–66. He became a mainstay of the defence by 1966–67, featuring 39 times, scoring three goals. He played 42 games under Stanley Matthews, however he "gave away two needless penalties" in a defeat to Portsmouth at Fratton Park in the FA Cup, and The FA also charged the club with paying Boulton and Gordon Logan illegal bonuses. He remained at the club under new boss Gordon Lee, and made 46 appearances in 1968–69. He was then an ever-present in the 52 game 1969–70 season, also scoring six goals, as Vale were promoted out of the Fourth Division after securing a fourth-place finish; he played consistently alongside defenders Ron Wilson and Roy Sproson, and goalkeeper Keith Ball. He played 47 games in 1970–71, scoring two goals. Sixteen games into the 1971–72 season, in November 1971, he was sold on to Torquay United for a fee of £10,000. He played a total of 267 games for Port Vale in all competitions, scoring 12 times.
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