1898–99 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season
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The 1898–99 season was Burslem Port Vale
's fifth season of football in the Football League
; it followed a two season absence, which the club spent in the Midland Football League
. A solid return to the Football League, they finished in mid-table. They had the strongest defence in the division as they conceded less goals than any other team in the division. It was instead a lack of fire-power in front of goal that prevented a push for promotion.
Winning their opening six league games, just two points gained from their final five games ensured a top two position was out of their reach. Safety from the lottery of re-election was never in doubt though, as they finished nineteen points above the re-election places. Over the next eight seasons they never bettered their league finish of 1898–99, though they twice equalled it.
win over First Division
champions Sheffield United
in 1897–98 won Vale the respect (and votes) they needed to win re-election to the Football League for 1898–99. To ensure a competitive campaign they signed striker Howard Harvey
from Aston Villa
for £50. Winning their opening six league games, the semi-professional side conceded just one goal in this run. However Tommy Clare broke a leg at their final win of the streak of six, and their run ended at Newton Heath
the following week – the team badly missed Clare. Their fading hopes of promotion were bolstered by four wins in January, including a 6–1 win over Blackpool
aided by a four goal haul from James Peake
. Yet they finished the season with two points from five games, dropping into ninth place – their lowest position all season.
Of the two clubs that failed to gain re-election, Darwen, who picked up a League record eighteen consecutive defeats, played regional football for the rest of their existence; whereas Blackpool
gained re-election at the end of the following season, and never lost their League status again.
Right-half Lucien Boullemier
was an ever-present throughout the campaign, with goalkeeper Herbert Birchenough
missing just one game. Winger Billy Heames
and forward Howard Harvey
rarely missed a game between them.
, Vale reached the semi-final, where they lost 4–0 to Walsall
in a replay. In the Birmingham Senior Cup
, they defeated Walsall in the semi-final, in a replay, going on to lose 4–0 to Aston Villa
in the final. In the FA Cup
they were turned over 7–0 at Small Heath
in the qualification rounds.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
's fifth season of football in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
; it followed a two season absence, which the club spent in the Midland Football League
Midland Football League
There have been at least two different football competitions in England which used the name Midland Football League.One existed until 1982 before merging with the Yorkshire League to form the Northern Counties League....
. A solid return to the Football League, they finished in mid-table. They had the strongest defence in the division as they conceded less goals than any other team in the division. It was instead a lack of fire-power in front of goal that prevented a push for promotion.
Winning their opening six league games, just two points gained from their final five games ensured a top two position was out of their reach. Safety from the lottery of re-election was never in doubt though, as they finished nineteen points above the re-election places. Over the next eight seasons they never bettered their league finish of 1898–99, though they twice equalled it.
Second Division
Their FA CupFA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
win over First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
champions Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
in 1897–98 won Vale the respect (and votes) they needed to win re-election to the Football League for 1898–99. To ensure a competitive campaign they signed striker Howard Harvey
Howard Harvey
-Playing career:Harvey played for Small Heath and Aston Villa before joining Burslem Port Vale for £50 in June 1898. He soon became a regular in the side, making a prolific scoring rate with 30 goals in 65 appearances...
from Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
for £50. Winning their opening six league games, the semi-professional side conceded just one goal in this run. However Tommy Clare broke a leg at their final win of the streak of six, and their run ended at Newton Heath
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
the following week – the team badly missed Clare. Their fading hopes of promotion were bolstered by four wins in January, including a 6–1 win over Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
aided by a four goal haul from James Peake
James Peake (footballer)
-Playing career:Peake made 69 appearances and scored 30 goals for Port Vale within two spells. He signed for the club from Crewe Alexandra in January 1987 and was top scorer for the 1898–99 season with 17 strikes...
. Yet they finished the season with two points from five games, dropping into ninth place – their lowest position all season.
Of the two clubs that failed to gain re-election, Darwen, who picked up a League record eighteen consecutive defeats, played regional football for the rest of their existence; whereas Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
gained re-election at the end of the following season, and never lost their League status again.
Right-half Lucien Boullemier
Lucien Boullemier
Lucien Emile Boullemier was an English footballer and ceramic designer.-Playing career:The son of the French-born ceramic artist Antonin Boullemier, who had moved to Stoke in 1872 to work as a decorator at Minton's factory, Lucien Boullemier worked as a ceramic artist and painter and played for...
was an ever-present throughout the campaign, with goalkeeper Herbert Birchenough
Herbert Birchenough
Herbert Birchenough was an English footballer.-Career:Birchenough was born in Haslington, Cheshire, and played for Haslington, Crewe Hornets, Nantwich, Sandbach St.Mary's and Audley before joining Burslem Port Vale in October 1897. He kept a clean sheet on his debut, on 6 November 1897 in a 4–0...
missing just one game. Winger Billy Heames
Billy Heames
William "Billy" Henry Heames was an early footballer who played most of his career with Burslem Port Vale.-Playing career:Heames played for Middleport Athletic and Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1897...
and forward Howard Harvey
Howard Harvey
-Playing career:Harvey played for Small Heath and Aston Villa before joining Burslem Port Vale for £50 in June 1898. He soon became a regular in the side, making a prolific scoring rate with 30 goals in 65 appearances...
rarely missed a game between them.
Cup competitions
Defending champions of the Staffordshire Senior CupStaffordshire Senior Cup
The Staffordshire Senior Challenge Cup is a football cup tournament based in the county of Staffordshire in England first competed for in 1877-78. Organised by the Staffordshire Football Association, it is competed for by a mix of clubs from Staffordshire and the surrounding areas. Both...
, Vale reached the semi-final, where they lost 4–0 to Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
in a replay. In the Birmingham Senior Cup
Birmingham Senior Cup
The Birmingham Senior Cup is a football competition for Birmingham County FA club teams, organized by the Birmingham County Football Association...
, they defeated Walsall in the semi-final, in a replay, going on to lose 4–0 to Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
in the final. In the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
they were turned over 7–0 at Small Heath
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
in the qualification rounds.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 92 | 35 | 2.629 | + 47 | 52 | ||||
| 2 | Glossop North End Glossop North End A.F.C. Glossop North End A.F.C. are an English football club based in Glossop, Derbyshire. Former members of the Football League, they are currently in the North West Counties League and are members of the Derbyshire County Football Association. They play their home matches at Surrey Street, which has a... |
34 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 76 | 38 | 2.000 | + 38 | 46 | ||||
| 3 | Leicester Fosse Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
34 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 64 | 42 | 1.524 | + 22 | 45 | ||||
| 4 | Newton Heath Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 67 | 43 | 1.558 | + 24 | 43 | ||||
| 5 | New Brighton Tower New Brighton Tower F.C. New Brighton Tower F.C. was a short-lived English football club based in New Brighton, Merseyside. Established in 1896, the club spent three seasons in the Football League before folding in 1901. They played at the 80,000-capacity Tower Athletic Grounds.... |
34 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 71 | 52 | 1.365 | + 9 | 43 | ||||
| 6 | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
34 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 79 | 36 | 2.194 | + 43 | 42 | ||||
| 7 | Woolwich Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 72 | 41 | 1.756 | + 31 | 41 | ||||
| 8 | Small Heath Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
34 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 85 | 50 | 1.700 | + 35 | 41 | ||||
| 9 | Burslem Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 56 | 34 | 1.647 | + 22 | 39 | ||||
| 10 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 43 | 71 | 60 | 1.183 | + 11 | 35 | ||||
| 11 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 38 | 52 | 56 | 0.929 | – 4 | 31 | ||||
| 12 | Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 51 | 56 | 0.911 | – 5 | 31 | ||||
| 13 | Burton Swifts Burton Swifts F.C. Burton Swifts were an English football club from Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club ceased to exist in 1901 when they merged with Burton Wanderers to form Burton United.-History:... |
34 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 51 | 70 | 0.729 | – 19 | 28 | ||||
| 14 | Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity F.C. Gainsborough Trinity Football Club are an English football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.Between 1896 and 1912 they were members of the Football League. They are currently in the Conference North, and play their home matches at The Northolme, which has a capacity of 4,304... |
34 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 50 | 56 | 72 | 0.778 | – 16 | 25 | ||||
| 15 | Luton Town Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
34 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 51 | 95 | 0.537 | – 44 | 23 | ||||
| 16 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
34 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 49 | 90 | 0.544 | – 31 | 20 | ||||
| 17 | Loughborough Loughborough F.C. Loughborough Athletic and Football Club were an English football club based in Loughborough, Leicestershire, that played in The Football League at the end of the 19th century.-History:... |
34 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 66 | 38 | 92 | 0.413 | – 54 | 18 | ||||
| 18 | Darwen | 34 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 109 | 22 | 141 | 0.156 | – 119 | 9 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Results
Burslem Port Vale's score comes firstLegend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League Second Division
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1898 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
H | 2–0 | 4,000 | Peake James Peake (footballer) -Playing career:Peake made 69 appearances and scored 30 goals for Port Vale within two spells. He signed for the club from Crewe Alexandra in January 1987 and was top scorer for the 1898–99 season with 17 strikes... , Evans Dick Evans (footballer) Richard "Dick" Evans was an English footballer, who played at outside-right, spending most of his career with Burslem Port Vale as well as a two-year spell at Southampton where he won two Southern League championships.... |
| 5 September 1898 | Woolwich Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
H | 3–0 | 5,000 | Evans Dick Evans (footballer) Richard "Dick" Evans was an English footballer, who played at outside-right, spending most of his career with Burslem Port Vale as well as a two-year spell at Southampton where he won two Southern League championships.... (2), unknown |
| 10 September 1898 | Small Heath Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
A | 2–1 | 5,500 | Evans Dick Evans (footballer) Richard "Dick" Evans was an English footballer, who played at outside-right, spending most of his career with Burslem Port Vale as well as a two-year spell at Southampton where he won two Southern League championships.... , Peake James Peake (footballer) -Playing career:Peake made 69 appearances and scored 30 goals for Port Vale within two spells. He signed for the club from Crewe Alexandra in January 1987 and was top scorer for the 1898–99 season with 17 strikes... |
| 17 September 1898 | Loughborough Loughborough F.C. Loughborough Athletic and Football Club were an English football club based in Loughborough, Leicestershire, that played in The Football League at the end of the 19th century.-History:... |
H | 3–0 | 5,000 | Peake James Peake (footballer) -Playing career:Peake made 69 appearances and scored 30 goals for Port Vale within two spells. He signed for the club from Crewe Alexandra in January 1987 and was top scorer for the 1898–99 season with 17 strikes... (2), Simpson Danny Simpson (early footballer) Daniel Simpson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simpson played for Tunstall Town before joining Burslem Port Vale in February 1896, after a successful trial. He immediately went into the first 11 and having scored 14 goals 1896–97 and 11 goals in 1897–98 was joint-top scorer in two... |
| 24 September 1898 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
A | 4–0 | 1,000 | Peake James Peake (footballer) -Playing career:Peake made 69 appearances and scored 30 goals for Port Vale within two spells. He signed for the club from Crewe Alexandra in January 1987 and was top scorer for the 1898–99 season with 17 strikes... (2), Harvey Howard Harvey -Playing career:Harvey played for Small Heath and Aston Villa before joining Burslem Port Vale for £50 in June 1898. He soon became a regular in the side, making a prolific scoring rate with 30 goals in 65 appearances... , Beech Jim Beech James Beech was an early footballer. He played as a centre-half for Burslem Port Vale between 1894 and 1902, making 151 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
| 1 October 1898 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
H | 2–0 | 6,000 | Simpson Danny Simpson (early footballer) Daniel Simpson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simpson played for Tunstall Town before joining Burslem Port Vale in February 1896, after a successful trial. He immediately went into the first 11 and having scored 14 goals 1896–97 and 11 goals in 1897–98 was joint-top scorer in two... , Evans Dick Evans (footballer) Richard "Dick" Evans was an English footballer, who played at outside-right, spending most of his career with Burslem Port Vale as well as a two-year spell at Southampton where he won two Southern League championships.... |
| 8 October 1898 | Newton Heath Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
A | 1–2 | 10,000 | Simpson Danny Simpson (early footballer) Daniel Simpson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simpson played for Tunstall Town before joining Burslem Port Vale in February 1896, after a successful trial. He immediately went into the first 11 and having scored 14 goals 1896–97 and 11 goals in 1897–98 was joint-top scorer in two... |
| 15 October 1898 | New Brighton Tower New Brighton Tower F.C. New Brighton Tower F.C. was a short-lived English football club based in New Brighton, Merseyside. Established in 1896, the club spent three seasons in the Football League before folding in 1901. They played at the 80,000-capacity Tower Athletic Grounds.... |
H | 0–0 | 5,000 | |
| 22 October 1898 | Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
A | 0–1 | 4,000 | |
| 5 November 1898 | Luton Town Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
A | 1–0 | 2,000 | Evans Dick Evans (footballer) Richard "Dick" Evans was an English footballer, who played at outside-right, spending most of his career with Burslem Port Vale as well as a two-year spell at Southampton where he won two Southern League championships.... |
| 12 November 1898 | Leicester Fosse Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
H | 0–2 | 4,000 | |
| 26 November 1898 | Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity F.C. Gainsborough Trinity Football Club are an English football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.Between 1896 and 1912 they were members of the Football League. They are currently in the Conference North, and play their home matches at The Northolme, which has a capacity of 4,304... |
H | 2–1 | 1,000 | Evans Dick Evans (footballer) Richard "Dick" Evans was an English footballer, who played at outside-right, spending most of his career with Burslem Port Vale as well as a two-year spell at Southampton where he won two Southern League championships.... , Harvey Howard Harvey -Playing career:Harvey played for Small Heath and Aston Villa before joining Burslem Port Vale for £50 in June 1898. He soon became a regular in the side, making a prolific scoring rate with 30 goals in 65 appearances... |
| 3 December 1898 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
A | 1–3 | 6,000 | Peake James Peake (footballer) -Playing career:Peake made 69 appearances and scored 30 goals for Port Vale within two spells. He signed for the club from Crewe Alexandra in January 1987 and was top scorer for the 1898–99 season with 17 strikes... |
| 17 December 1898 | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
A | 1–1 | 3,000 | Evans Dick Evans (footballer) Richard "Dick" Evans was an English footballer, who played at outside-right, spending most of his career with Burslem Port Vale as well as a two-year spell at Southampton where he won two Southern League championships.... |
| 24 December 1898 | Burton Swifts Burton Swifts F.C. Burton Swifts were an English football club from Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club ceased to exist in 1901 when they merged with Burton Wanderers to form Burton United.-History:... |
H | 4–1 | 2,000 | Beckett Ernest Beckett -Playing career:Beckett joined Burslem Port Vale in July 1895 from Newcastle Swifts. Scoring on his debut at Rotherham Town on 7 September 1895 he became the clubs top scorer for the 1895–96 season with 8 goals. He returned to the Swifts in September 1896 and re-signed for Vale in August 1898, only... (2), Harvey Howard Harvey -Playing career:Harvey played for Small Heath and Aston Villa before joining Burslem Port Vale for £50 in June 1898. He soon became a regular in the side, making a prolific scoring rate with 30 goals in 65 appearances... , Beech Jim Beech James Beech was an early footballer. He played as a centre-half for Burslem Port Vale between 1894 and 1902, making 151 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
| 31 December 1898 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
A | 1–2 | 1,000 | Evans Dick Evans (footballer) Richard "Dick" Evans was an English footballer, who played at outside-right, spending most of his career with Burslem Port Vale as well as a two-year spell at Southampton where he won two Southern League championships.... |
| 2 January 1899 | Darwen | A | 3–1 | 400 | Harvey Howard Harvey -Playing career:Harvey played for Small Heath and Aston Villa before joining Burslem Port Vale for £50 in June 1898. He soon became a regular in the side, making a prolific scoring rate with 30 goals in 65 appearances... (2), Mitchell Frank Mitchell (striker) -Playing career:Mitchell joined Burslem Port Vale, most probably in the summer of 1897. He had a fantastic start to his Vale career; scoring a hat-trick on his debut in a 4–0 home win over Kettering in a Midland Football League match on 25 September 1897... |
| 7 January 1899 | Small Heath Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
H | 1–0 | 5,000 | Beckett Ernest Beckett -Playing career:Beckett joined Burslem Port Vale in July 1895 from Newcastle Swifts. Scoring on his debut at Rotherham Town on 7 September 1895 he became the clubs top scorer for the 1895–96 season with 8 goals. He returned to the Swifts in September 1896 and re-signed for Vale in August 1898, only... |
| 14 January 1899 | Loughborough Loughborough F.C. Loughborough Athletic and Football Club were an English football club based in Loughborough, Leicestershire, that played in The Football League at the end of the 19th century.-History:... |
A | 3–0 | 2,000 | Evans Dick Evans (footballer) Richard "Dick" Evans was an English footballer, who played at outside-right, spending most of his career with Burslem Port Vale as well as a two-year spell at Southampton where he won two Southern League championships.... , Harvey Howard Harvey -Playing career:Harvey played for Small Heath and Aston Villa before joining Burslem Port Vale for £50 in June 1898. He soon became a regular in the side, making a prolific scoring rate with 30 goals in 65 appearances... , Beckett Ernest Beckett -Playing career:Beckett joined Burslem Port Vale in July 1895 from Newcastle Swifts. Scoring on his debut at Rotherham Town on 7 September 1895 he became the clubs top scorer for the 1895–96 season with 8 goals. He returned to the Swifts in September 1896 and re-signed for Vale in August 1898, only... |
| 21 January 1899 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
H | 6–1 | Peake James Peake (footballer) -Playing career:Peake made 69 appearances and scored 30 goals for Port Vale within two spells. He signed for the club from Crewe Alexandra in January 1987 and was top scorer for the 1898–99 season with 17 strikes... (4), Beech Jim Beech James Beech was an early footballer. He played as a centre-half for Burslem Port Vale between 1894 and 1902, making 151 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... , Beckett Ernest Beckett -Playing career:Beckett joined Burslem Port Vale in July 1895 from Newcastle Swifts. Scoring on his debut at Rotherham Town on 7 September 1895 he became the clubs top scorer for the 1895–96 season with 8 goals. He returned to the Swifts in September 1896 and re-signed for Vale in August 1898, only... |
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| 28 January 1899 | Burton Swifts Burton Swifts F.C. Burton Swifts were an English football club from Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club ceased to exist in 1901 when they merged with Burton Wanderers to form Burton United.-History:... |
A | 0–2 | 500 | |
| 4 February 1899 | Newton Heath Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
H | 1–0 | 6,000 | Belfield Fred Belfield Frederick Belfield was a 19th century footballer. He played 51 games and scored 10 goals for Burslem Port Vale.-Playing career:... |
| 11 February 1899 | New Brighton Tower New Brighton Tower F.C. New Brighton Tower F.C. was a short-lived English football club based in New Brighton, Merseyside. Established in 1896, the club spent three seasons in the Football League before folding in 1901. They played at the 80,000-capacity Tower Athletic Grounds.... |
A | 0–1 | 2,000 | |
| 18 February 1899 | Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
H | 2–1 | 3,000 | Harvey Howard Harvey -Playing career:Harvey played for Small Heath and Aston Villa before joining Burslem Port Vale for £50 in June 1898. He soon became a regular in the side, making a prolific scoring rate with 30 goals in 65 appearances... , Beech Jim Beech James Beech was an early footballer. He played as a centre-half for Burslem Port Vale between 1894 and 1902, making 151 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
| 21 February 1899 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
A | 1–3 | 2,500 | Beckett Ernest Beckett -Playing career:Beckett joined Burslem Port Vale in July 1895 from Newcastle Swifts. Scoring on his debut at Rotherham Town on 7 September 1895 he became the clubs top scorer for the 1895–96 season with 8 goals. He returned to the Swifts in September 1896 and re-signed for Vale in August 1898, only... |
| 25 February 1899 | Woolwich Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
A | 0–1 | 6,000 | |
| 4 March 1899 | Luton Town Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
H | 4–1 | 4,000 | McDonald Ted McDonald (footballer) Edward McDonald was an English footballer.-Playing career:McDonald played for Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in July 1894. He returned to Stoke in August 1896 after Vale failed to get re-elected to the football league, however he made the switch to Vale once again in the summer of 1897... (3), Simpson Danny Simpson (early footballer) Daniel Simpson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simpson played for Tunstall Town before joining Burslem Port Vale in February 1896, after a successful trial. He immediately went into the first 11 and having scored 14 goals 1896–97 and 11 goals in 1897–98 was joint-top scorer in two... |
| 11 March 1899 | Leicester Fosse Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
A | 1–1 | 9,000 | Harvey Howard Harvey -Playing career:Harvey played for Small Heath and Aston Villa before joining Burslem Port Vale for £50 in June 1898. He soon became a regular in the side, making a prolific scoring rate with 30 goals in 65 appearances... |
| 18 March 1899 | Darwen | H | 3–1 | Harvey Howard Harvey -Playing career:Harvey played for Small Heath and Aston Villa before joining Burslem Port Vale for £50 in June 1898. He soon became a regular in the side, making a prolific scoring rate with 30 goals in 65 appearances... , Beckett Ernest Beckett -Playing career:Beckett joined Burslem Port Vale in July 1895 from Newcastle Swifts. Scoring on his debut at Rotherham Town on 7 September 1895 he became the clubs top scorer for the 1895–96 season with 8 goals. He returned to the Swifts in September 1896 and re-signed for Vale in August 1898, only... , McDonald Ted McDonald (footballer) Edward McDonald was an English footballer.-Playing career:McDonald played for Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in July 1894. He returned to Stoke in August 1896 after Vale failed to get re-elected to the football league, however he made the switch to Vale once again in the summer of 1897... |
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| 25 March 1899 | Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity F.C. Gainsborough Trinity Football Club are an English football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.Between 1896 and 1912 they were members of the Football League. They are currently in the Conference North, and play their home matches at The Northolme, which has a capacity of 4,304... |
A | 2–3 | Simpson Danny Simpson (early footballer) Daniel Simpson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simpson played for Tunstall Town before joining Burslem Port Vale in February 1896, after a successful trial. He immediately went into the first 11 and having scored 14 goals 1896–97 and 11 goals in 1897–98 was joint-top scorer in two... , Beckett Ernest Beckett -Playing career:Beckett joined Burslem Port Vale in July 1895 from Newcastle Swifts. Scoring on his debut at Rotherham Town on 7 September 1895 he became the clubs top scorer for the 1895–96 season with 8 goals. He returned to the Swifts in September 1896 and re-signed for Vale in August 1898, only... |
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| 1 April 1899 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
H | 1–1 | 12,000 | Heames Billy Heames William "Billy" Henry Heames was an early footballer who played most of his career with Burslem Port Vale.-Playing career:Heames played for Middleport Athletic and Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1897... |
| 3 April 1899 | Glossop North End Glossop North End A.F.C. Glossop North End A.F.C. are an English football club based in Glossop, Derbyshire. Former members of the Football League, they are currently in the North West Counties League and are members of the Derbyshire County Football Association. They play their home matches at Surrey Street, which has a... |
H | 1–2 | 4,000 | Beckett Ernest Beckett -Playing career:Beckett joined Burslem Port Vale in July 1895 from Newcastle Swifts. Scoring on his debut at Rotherham Town on 7 September 1895 he became the clubs top scorer for the 1895–96 season with 8 goals. He returned to the Swifts in September 1896 and re-signed for Vale in August 1898, only... |
| 8 April 1899 | Glossop North End Glossop North End A.F.C. Glossop North End A.F.C. are an English football club based in Glossop, Derbyshire. Former members of the Football League, they are currently in the North West Counties League and are members of the Derbyshire County Football Association. They play their home matches at Surrey Street, which has a... |
A | 0–0 | 3,500 | |
| 15 April 1899 | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
H | 0–1 | 1,500 |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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| 3Q | 29 October 1898 | Wellington Town Telford United F.C. Telford United F.C. was an English football club based in Telford, Shropshire.The club existed under various names for a total of 132 years from its formation in 1872. The club was founder members of the Alliance Premier League in 1979 and played at this level for 25 years before being wound up in... |
H | 5–0 | 1,000 | Peake James Peake (footballer) -Playing career:Peake made 69 appearances and scored 30 goals for Port Vale within two spells. He signed for the club from Crewe Alexandra in January 1987 and was top scorer for the 1898–99 season with 17 strikes... (2), Evans Dick Evans (footballer) Richard "Dick" Evans was an English footballer, who played at outside-right, spending most of his career with Burslem Port Vale as well as a two-year spell at Southampton where he won two Southern League championships.... (2), Price George Price (footballer) George Jabez Price a footballer of short stature who played mainly as a forward.-Playing career:Price joined Burslem Port Vale in January 1896 and by the turn of the century became a regular feature in the first 11 and was an ever-present for the 1900–01 campaign... |
| 4Q | 19 November 1898 | Burton Wanderers Burton Wanderers F.C. Burton Wanderers were a football club from Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England that spent three seasons in The Football League. In 1901, the club merged with Burton Swifts and formed a new club, Burton United.-History:... |
H | 3–0 | 1,500 | Peake James Peake (footballer) -Playing career:Peake made 69 appearances and scored 30 goals for Port Vale within two spells. He signed for the club from Crewe Alexandra in January 1987 and was top scorer for the 1898–99 season with 17 strikes... , Simpson Danny Simpson (early footballer) Daniel Simpson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simpson played for Tunstall Town before joining Burslem Port Vale in February 1896, after a successful trial. He immediately went into the first 11 and having scored 14 goals 1896–97 and 11 goals in 1897–98 was joint-top scorer in two... , Harvey Howard Harvey -Playing career:Harvey played for Small Heath and Aston Villa before joining Burslem Port Vale for £50 in June 1898. He soon became a regular in the side, making a prolific scoring rate with 30 goals in 65 appearances... |
| 5Q | 10 December 1898 | Small Heath Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
A | 0–7 | 7,000 |
Appearances
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total (+Senior Cup) | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  Herbert BirchenoughHerbert Birchenough Herbert Birchenough was an English footballer.-Career:Birchenough was born in Haslington, Cheshire, and played for Haslington, Crewe Hornets, Nantwich, Sandbach St.Mary's and Audley before joining Burslem Port Vale in October 1897. He kept a clean sheet on his debut, on 6 November 1897 in a 4–0... |
33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| DF | S.E. Bayley S.E. Bayley -Playing career:Bayley joined Burslem Port Vale in the autumn of 1897, making his debut in a 2–1 home defeat by Chesterfield in a Midland Football League match on 23 October 1897. He played 12 games , scoring 3 goals... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | Jim Beech Jim Beech James Beech was an early footballer. He played as a centre-half for Burslem Port Vale between 1894 and 1902, making 151 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 4 |
| DF | Lucien Boullemier Lucien Boullemier Lucien Emile Boullemier was an English footballer and ceramic designer.-Playing career:The son of the French-born ceramic artist Antonin Boullemier, who had moved to Stoke in 1872 to work as a decorator at Minton's factory, Lucien Boullemier worked as a ceramic artist and painter and played for... |
34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| DF | John Bowman |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Tommy Clare |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| DF | George Hulme George Hulme -Playing career:Hulme probably joined Burslem Port Vale in 1896, his debut came in a 7–2 defeat Midland Football League at Barnsley St. Peter's on 23 January 1897. He played fifteen further games , but in February 1899, on one of his rare appearances broke a leg... |
8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| DF | Tom McFarlane Tom McFarlane -Playing career:McFarlane joined Burslem Port Vale in November 1898 and made his debut in a 2–0 home defeat by Leicester Fosse on 12 November 1898. He became a regular in the side and made 68 appearances but departed for Middlesbrough at the end of the 1899–00 season.-References:... |
22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| DF | Henry Platt Henry Platt -Playing career:Platt joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1896. He started off as a regular in the side, playing in 13 Midland League before losing his place in February 1897. He also played in 2 Football League and 7 cup games before getting released at the end of the 1898–99... |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | Thomas Spilsbury Thomas Spilsbury Thomas John "Spill" Spilsbury was a footballer. He played 57 games for Burslem Port Vale and scored one cup goal for the club.-Playing career:... |
15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| DF | Frank Stokes Frank Stokes (footballer) Frank Stokes was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back. In addition to his club career he played in several England trials but was not selected.-Playing career:... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Billy Heames Billy Heames William "Billy" Henry Heames was an early footballer who played most of his career with Burslem Port Vale.-Playing career:Heames played for Middleport Athletic and Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1897... |
33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| MF | Charles Hodgkinson Charles Hodgkinson -Playing career:Hodgkinson probably joined Burslem Port Vale in 1898. His first recorded game was at outside-left in a 3–0 home win against Long Eaton Rangers, in a Midland Football League match on 19 February 1898... |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| MF | Ted McDonald Ted McDonald (footballer) Edward McDonald was an English footballer.-Playing career:McDonald played for Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in July 1894. He returned to Stoke in August 1896 after Vale failed to get re-elected to the football league, however he made the switch to Vale once again in the summer of 1897... |
30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 7 |
| FW | Danny Simpson Danny Simpson (early footballer) Daniel Simpson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simpson played for Tunstall Town before joining Burslem Port Vale in February 1896, after a successful trial. He immediately went into the first 11 and having scored 14 goals 1896–97 and 11 goals in 1897–98 was joint-top scorer in two... |
17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 |
| FW | George Price George Price (footballer) George Jabez Price a footballer of short stature who played mainly as a forward.-Playing career:Price joined Burslem Port Vale in January 1896 and by the turn of the century became a regular feature in the first 11 and was an ever-present for the 1900–01 campaign... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FW | James Peake James Peake (footballer) -Playing career:Peake made 69 appearances and scored 30 goals for Port Vale within two spells. He signed for the club from Crewe Alexandra in January 1987 and was top scorer for the 1898–99 season with 17 strikes... |
22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 17 |
| FW | Frank Mitchell Frank Mitchell (striker) -Playing career:Mitchell joined Burslem Port Vale, most probably in the summer of 1897. He had a fantastic start to his Vale career; scoring a hat-trick on his debut in a 4–0 home win over Kettering in a Midland Football League match on 25 September 1897... |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| FW | Johnny Lander Johnny Lander -Playing career:Lander joined Burslem Port Vale in September 1892. His first match was a 4-0 defeat at Sheffield United on 17 December 1892. He scored two goals in his next two games but was released at the end of the 1892–93 season.-References:... |
16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| FW | Howard Harvey Howard Harvey -Playing career:Harvey played for Small Heath and Aston Villa before joining Burslem Port Vale for £50 in June 1898. He soon became a regular in the side, making a prolific scoring rate with 30 goals in 65 appearances... |
32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 13 |
| FW | Dick Evans Dick Evans (footballer) Richard "Dick" Evans was an English footballer, who played at outside-right, spending most of his career with Burslem Port Vale as well as a two-year spell at Southampton where he won two Southern League championships.... |
23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 |
| FW | R.H. Capener R.H. Capener -Playing career:Capener joined Burslem Port Vale on a trial basis in August 1898. His debut came at inside-right in a 2–0 home loss to Leicester Fosse on 12 November 1898, this proved to be his only appearance and he was released, most probably at the end of the season.-References:... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Fred Belfield Fred Belfield Frederick Belfield was a 19th century footballer. He played 51 games and scored 10 goals for Burslem Port Vale.-Playing career:... |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| FW | Ernest Beckett Ernest Beckett -Playing career:Beckett joined Burslem Port Vale in July 1895 from Newcastle Swifts. Scoring on his debut at Rotherham Town on 7 September 1895 he became the clubs top scorer for the 1895–96 season with 8 goals. He returned to the Swifts in September 1896 and re-signed for Vale in August 1898, only... |
21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
All competitions
| Scorer | Goals |
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| James Peake James Peake (footballer) -Playing career:Peake made 69 appearances and scored 30 goals for Port Vale within two spells. He signed for the club from Crewe Alexandra in January 1987 and was top scorer for the 1898–99 season with 17 strikes... |
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| Howard Harvey Howard Harvey -Playing career:Harvey played for Small Heath and Aston Villa before joining Burslem Port Vale for £50 in June 1898. He soon became a regular in the side, making a prolific scoring rate with 30 goals in 65 appearances... |
13 |
| Dick Evans Dick Evans (footballer) Richard "Dick" Evans was an English footballer, who played at outside-right, spending most of his career with Burslem Port Vale as well as a two-year spell at Southampton where he won two Southern League championships.... |
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| Ernest Beckett Ernest Beckett -Playing career:Beckett joined Burslem Port Vale in July 1895 from Newcastle Swifts. Scoring on his debut at Rotherham Town on 7 September 1895 he became the clubs top scorer for the 1895–96 season with 8 goals. He returned to the Swifts in September 1896 and re-signed for Vale in August 1898, only... |
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| Ted McDonald Ted McDonald (footballer) Edward McDonald was an English footballer.-Playing career:McDonald played for Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in July 1894. He returned to Stoke in August 1896 after Vale failed to get re-elected to the football league, however he made the switch to Vale once again in the summer of 1897... |
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| Danny Simpson Danny Simpson (early footballer) Daniel Simpson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simpson played for Tunstall Town before joining Burslem Port Vale in February 1896, after a successful trial. He immediately went into the first 11 and having scored 14 goals 1896–97 and 11 goals in 1897–98 was joint-top scorer in two... |
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| Jim Beech Jim Beech James Beech was an early footballer. He played as a centre-half for Burslem Port Vale between 1894 and 1902, making 151 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
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| Frank Mitchell Frank Mitchell (striker) -Playing career:Mitchell joined Burslem Port Vale, most probably in the summer of 1897. He had a fantastic start to his Vale career; scoring a hat-trick on his debut in a 4–0 home win over Kettering in a Midland Football League match on 25 September 1897... |
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| Billy Heames Billy Heames William "Billy" Henry Heames was an early footballer who played most of his career with Burslem Port Vale.-Playing career:Heames played for Middleport Athletic and Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1897... |
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| Fred Belfield Fred Belfield Frederick Belfield was a 19th century footballer. He played 51 games and scored 10 goals for Burslem Port Vale.-Playing career:... |
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| George Price George Price (footballer) George Jabez Price a footballer of short stature who played mainly as a forward.-Playing career:Price joined Burslem Port Vale in January 1896 and by the turn of the century became a regular feature in the first 11 and was an ever-present for the 1900–01 campaign... |
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| Thomas Spilsbury Thomas Spilsbury Thomas John "Spill" Spilsbury was a footballer. He played 57 games for Burslem Port Vale and scored one cup goal for the club.-Playing career:... |
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League
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| James Peake James Peake (footballer) -Playing career:Peake made 69 appearances and scored 30 goals for Port Vale within two spells. He signed for the club from Crewe Alexandra in January 1987 and was top scorer for the 1898–99 season with 17 strikes... |
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| Dick Evans Dick Evans (footballer) Richard "Dick" Evans was an English footballer, who played at outside-right, spending most of his career with Burslem Port Vale as well as a two-year spell at Southampton where he won two Southern League championships.... |
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| Ernest Beckett Ernest Beckett -Playing career:Beckett joined Burslem Port Vale in July 1895 from Newcastle Swifts. Scoring on his debut at Rotherham Town on 7 September 1895 he became the clubs top scorer for the 1895–96 season with 8 goals. He returned to the Swifts in September 1896 and re-signed for Vale in August 1898, only... |
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| Howard Harvey Howard Harvey -Playing career:Harvey played for Small Heath and Aston Villa before joining Burslem Port Vale for £50 in June 1898. He soon became a regular in the side, making a prolific scoring rate with 30 goals in 65 appearances... |
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| Danny Simpson Danny Simpson (early footballer) Daniel Simpson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simpson played for Tunstall Town before joining Burslem Port Vale in February 1896, after a successful trial. He immediately went into the first 11 and having scored 14 goals 1896–97 and 11 goals in 1897–98 was joint-top scorer in two... |
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| Jim Beech Jim Beech James Beech was an early footballer. He played as a centre-half for Burslem Port Vale between 1894 and 1902, making 151 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
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| Ted McDonald Ted McDonald (footballer) Edward McDonald was an English footballer.-Playing career:McDonald played for Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in July 1894. He returned to Stoke in August 1896 after Vale failed to get re-elected to the football league, however he made the switch to Vale once again in the summer of 1897... |
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| Billy Heames Billy Heames William "Billy" Henry Heames was an early footballer who played most of his career with Burslem Port Vale.-Playing career:Heames played for Middleport Athletic and Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1897... |
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| Fred Belfield Fred Belfield Frederick Belfield was a 19th century footballer. He played 51 games and scored 10 goals for Burslem Port Vale.-Playing career:... |
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| Frank Mitchell Frank Mitchell (striker) -Playing career:Mitchell joined Burslem Port Vale, most probably in the summer of 1897. He had a fantastic start to his Vale career; scoring a hat-trick on his debut in a 4–0 home win over Kettering in a Midland Football League match on 25 September 1897... |
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