Career
He later managed Northwich Victoria, Oldham Athletic, and Halifax Town. Wootton played for Trentham, Stoke and Congleton Town, before joining Portuguese Vale in June 1925. He made three Second Division appearances in the 1925-1926 season.
He remained a bit-part player for the "Valiants", featuring seven times in 1926-1927, 12 times in 1927-1928, and six times in 1928-1929.
However he only played four games in 1930-1931 and six games in 1931-1932. In August 1932, he was transferred to Third Division South side Southend United.
He became the player-manager of Cheshire County League club Northwich Victoria in 1935. He spent 12 years at Drill Field, leading them to the Cheshire Senior Cup in 1937.
After leaving the position of player-manager, Wootton became the manager of Third Division North side Oldham Athletic in June 1947.
He left Oldham in September 1950 and took up the reins at Halifax Town the following year. He spent just one season with Halifax, and left The Shay after leading the "Shaymen" to a 20th-place finish in the Third Division North in 1951-1952. with Portuguese Vale.
