{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}} {{Use British English|date=June 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Eli Fletcher | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1887|12|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Tunstall, Staffordshire, England | death_date = {{Death date and age|1954|08|06|1887|12|15|df=y}} | death_place = Longsight, England | height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}<ref>{{cite news |title=First Division prospects. Manchester City |author=The Pilgrim |newspaper=Athletic News |location=Manchester |date=22 August 1921 |page=5}}</ref> | position = Left-back | youthyears1 = 1907–1908| youthclubs1 = Goldenhill Wanderers | youthyears2 = 1908–1909| youthclubs2 = Hanley Swifts | years1 = 1909–1911| clubs1 = Crewe Alexandra | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1911–1926| clubs2 = Manchester City | caps2 = 301| goals2 = 2 | years3 = 1926–1927| clubs3 = Watford | caps3 = 23| goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1927–1928| clubs4 = Sandbach Ramblers| caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 1928–19??| clubs5 = Ards | caps5 = | goals5 = }}
'''Eli Fletcher''' (15 December 1887 – 6 August 1954) was an English footballer who played as a left-back for Crewe Alexandra, Manchester City, Watford, Sandbach Ramblers, and Ards.
==Career== Fletcher played for Crewe Alexandra and Manchester City. During World War I, he appeared for Port Vale as a guest in a 5–2 win over Manchester United in a Lancashire Regional section Subsidiary Tournament match on 28 April 1917; he also played for the club as a guest in April 1919.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=103|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0|id= {{ASIN|0952915200|country=ca}}}}</ref> He later played for Watford, Sandbach Ramblers, and Ards.<ref>{{cite book|first=Trefor |last=Jones|title=The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who|year=1996|page=86|isbn=0-9527458-0-1}}</ref> He later became a coach at Manchester City.
==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="12"|Manchester City |1911–12||First Division||35||1||2||0||37||1 |- |1912–13||First Division||33||0||2||0||35||0 |- |1913–14||First Division||36||0||6||0||42||0 |- |1914–15||First Division||37||0||4||0||41||0 |- |1919–20||First Division||34||1||2||0||36||1 |- |1920–21||First Division||35||0||1||0||36||0 |- |1921–22||First Division||38||0||3||0||41||0 |- |1922–23||First Division||5||0||0||0||5||0 |- |1923–24||First Division||20||0||4||0||24||0 |- |1924–25||First Division||27||0||1||0||28||0 |- |1925–26||First Division||1||0||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !301!!2!!25!!0!!326!!2 |- |Watford |1926–27||Third Division South||23||0||2||1||25||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !324!!2!!27!!1!!351!!3 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fletcher, Eli}} Category:1887 births Category:1954 deaths Category:People from Tunstall, Staffordshire Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Category:Manchester City F.C. players Category:Watford F.C. players Category:Sandbach Ramblers F.C. players Category:Ards F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Port Vale F.C. wartime guest players Category:English football coaches Category:Manchester City F.C. non-playing staff Category:Goldenhill Wanderers F.C. players Category:NIFL Premiership players Category:20th-century English sportsmen