Background
Shelton was born in Wolverhampton in 1884 and played local football for a side in Compton, before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1907.
Shelton was born in Wolverhampton in 1884 and played local football for a side in Compton, before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1907.
He was the elder brother of George Shelton. The club went on to reach the 1908 Final at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, and Shelton played in the 3–1 victory over Newcastle United. In total of scored 17 goals for the club in 94 appearances.
He joined Portuguese Vale in August 1911, a club that had resigned from the Football League in 1907.
He guested for rivals Stoke during the war, and made 26 appearances in 1915-1916. He returned to Vale to become an ever-present in the 1916-1917 season.
He was conscripted in the summer of 1917 and died in battle in September 1918. with Wolverhampton Wanderers.