Clarence William Britton Shenton was born in Nambour, Queensland.
[2] Shenton was a member of inaugural Australian soccer team, which toured New Zealand in 1922.
He played all three 'A' international matches against the New Zealand national team[3] and has since been designated as 'Socceroo #9'.
After his short soccer career, he moved to playing tennis as his sport of choice.
[4] Shenton died on 13 December 1934 at age 33, after suffering from a grave illness for five months.