Teddy May
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Teddy May
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Edward Henry May
| birth_date = {{birth date|1865|09|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hull, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1941|01|06|1865|09|26|df=y}}
| death_place = Sneinton, Nottingham, England
| height =
| position = Left winger
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Notts Rangers
| years1 = 1886–1887| clubs1 = Burslem Port Vale| caps1 = 0| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1887| clubs2 = Notts County| caps2 = 0| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1887–1888| clubs3 = Burslem Port Vale| caps3 = 0| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1888–1890| clubs4 = Notts County| caps4 = 29| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 1890–1891| clubs5 = Nottingham Forest| caps5 = | goals5 =
| years6 = 1891–1893| clubs6 = Burton Swifts| caps6 = 18| goals6 = 5
| years7 = | clubs7 = Greenhalgh's| caps7 = | goals7 =
| years8 = | clubs8 = Mansfield| caps8 = | goals8 =
| totalcaps = 48+| totalgoals = 9+
}}
Edward Henry 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.
Career
May played for Notts Rangers before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1886.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=188|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}} He made his debut at the Athletic Ground in a 7–0 defeat to Preston North End in a friendly on 6 September. 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. He returned to Burslem on business in September 1887. He rejoined the Vale, playing regular football once more until he returned to Nottingham in the summer of 1888. 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.
Career statistics
Source:{{ENFA}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| rowspan="3"|Burslem Port Vale | 1886–87 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 1887–88 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Notts County | 1888–89 | Football League | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 1889–90 | Football League | 18 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 6 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!29 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 9 | |||
| Burton Swifts | 1892–93 | Second Division | 18 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 8 |
References
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Category:Footballers from Kingston upon Hull
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Notts Rangers F.C. players
Category:Port Vale F.C. players
Category:Notts County F.C. players
Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Category:Burton Swifts F.C. players