Fred Rouse (footballer)

Fred Rouse

Personal information
Full name	Fredrick William Rouse
Date of birth	28 November 1881
Place of birth	Cranford, England
Date of death	December 1953 (aged 72)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Southall
	Wycombe Wanderers		(20)
	Shepherd's Bush	2	(0)
	Brentford	0	(0)
1902–1903	Grimsby Town	37	(15)
1903–1906	Stoke	69	(26)
1906–1907	Everton	9	(2)
1907–1908	Chelsea	38	(11)
1909	West Bromwich Albion	5	(2)
1910–1911	Croydon Common	26	(11)
1911–1912	Brentford	15	(5)
	Slough
Total		158	(56)
International career
	The Football League XI	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fredrick William "Fred" Rouse (28 November 1881 – 1953) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Chelsea, Everton, Grimsby Town, Stoke and West Bromwich Albion.

Career

Rouse was born in Cranford, London and played for Southall, Wycombe Wanderers, Brentford and Shepherds Bush before moving north to join Football League side Grimsby Town in 1902. He impressed at the "Mariners" and earned a move to First Division Stoke in April 1903. He became Stoke's most impressive forward in what was a poor Stoke side and he easily top scored in 1904–05 with 12 goals and the hit ten in 1905–06. With Stoke looking for vital funds they decided to cash in on Rouse in November 1906 selling him to Everton for a fee of £600. He struggled to settle on Merseyside and returned to London to play for Chelsea. After two seasons at Chelsea he spent a season at West Bromwich Albion and later played for Croydon Common and Brentford.

Career statistics

• Sourced from Fred Rouse profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grimsby Town	1902–03	First Division	6	2	0	0	6	2
	1903–04	Second Division	31	13	2	0	33	13
	Total		37	15	2	0	39	15
Stoke	1903–04	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1904–05	First Division	30	12	2	0	32	12
	1905–06	First Division	28	10	2	0	30	10
	1906–07	First Division	10	4	0	0	10	4
	Total		69	26	4	0	73	26
Everton	1906–07	First Division	6	1	1	0	7	1
	1907–08	First Division	3	1	0	0	3	1
	Total		9	2	1	0	10	2
Chelsea	1907–08	First Division	20	6	1	0	21	6
	1908–09	First Division	18	5	3	0	21	5
	Total		38	9	4	0	42	9
West Bromwich Albion	1908–09	Second Division	5	2	0	0	5	2
	Total		5	2	0	0	5	2
Career Total			158	56	11	0	169	56