1921–22 Port Vale F.C. season
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The 1921–22 season was Port Vale
's third consecutive season of football (sixteenth overall) in the Football League
. Another difficult season, both on and off the pitch, the club finished with 36 points for the second season in a row. The club were without a reliable goal scorer following their sale of Bobby Blood
the previous season.
The season turned with a streak of nine games unbeaten, which followed a run of nine defeats in ten games. A case of fighting off relegation and just getting by financially, their difficulties were contrasted by the promotion of rivals
Stoke
– who also knocked the "Valiants" out of the FA Cup just to rub salt into the wound.
Despite such low points the club also experienced brief, but considerable periods of joy. When goalkeeper Teddy Peers
turned out for Wales
he became the first player to earn an international cap whilst on the books of the club. From 11 February 1922 to 18 March 1922 Peers oversaw a streak of seven consecutive clean sheets in league games, a still standing club record.
signed from Aston Villa
for £1,000; a returning Albert Pearson
from Liverpool
; half-back Ernest Collinge
; centre-half from Nottingham Forest
Robert Firth
(a future Real Madrid
manager); young Scottish midfielder Bob Connelly
; and forward Billy Agnew
from Falkirk
. The stadium was also improved, with a gym constructed, and the new stand extended.
The season started poorly, with Vale losing five of their opening six games – this included a 1–0 home defeat to Stoke
in what was the biggest crowd of the season. The side made particularly hard work of finding the net, drawing a blank in five of these games. A 5–2 loss at Bury
was reversed into a 5–2 win at home, and the team went on a useful run of eight points from six games. However from the end of November up until February the club lost nine of their ten league games, as the club stood rooted to the bottom slot. The club turned things around in some style by going two months unbeaten, winning six of their nine games. During this run they went seven games without conceding a goal, with goalkeeper Peers so confident he often felt able to lean casually on his goalpost to watch the Pursell brothers clear up any danger in front of him. The run was broken after injuries set in – including a broken leg for Bob Pursell that necessitated his retirement from the game. Nevertheless the club continued to pick up enough points to ensure their Second Division survival.
At the end of season, the club were three points clear of the relegation zone, but sixteen points short of rivals Stoke, who were promoted. The team were hopeless in front of goal, managing just a goal a game, yet Rotherham County
scored just 32 goals in 42 games and still finished ahead of the "Valiants".
The first team was rather unsettled throughout the campaign thanks to a bureaucratic method of selection. However the Pursell brothers, Billy Briscoe
, Tom Page
; as well as new signings Ernest Collinge, Bob Connelly, Robert Firth, Jack Hampson, and Billy Agnew were all regular features. The club rotated between three goalkeepers, with a fourth also getting a game. Page was the club's top scorer with a meagre ten goals from all competitions, with Bob Connelly also netting seven. Following an injury to Walter Smith, Teddy Peers
was signed from Wolves on an emergency loan. Peers went on to become the first player to be capped
whilst at the club when he turned out for Wales
.
Fund' was established to raise donations, which resulted in donations from First Division
sides Preston North End
and Huddersfield Town
. A loss of £4,641 was made on the season, with an economic downturn getting the blame for a shocking drop in gate receipt figures. The club even accused local paper The Sentinel of overestimating the crowd sizes. Finances were also hit by a raise in player's wages following the raising of the maximum payments limit. Aiming to make a £500 the following season, the director's announced a cut in the wage bill to the tune of £3,000. This meant letting go of Bob Pursell, who had broken his leg; aged half-back Joe Brough
who was said to have felt 'worn out'; 38 year old stopper Walter Smith
; forward Albert Pearson; 35 year old Robert Firth; and 33 year old Jack Peart. The former two experienced campaigners simply retired, with Smith joining Plymouth Argyle
; Pearson joining Llanelli
; Firth joining Southend United
; and Peart joining Norwich City
.
at the First Round thanks to Arthur Watkin
scoring a hat-trick
, which helped secure a 4–2 win for Stoke at The Old Recreation Ground
. The end of season North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup game finished goalless between the two clubs, and as was the case in 1920
the trophy was shared between the two clubs – the cup game was held on-and-off until 1932, and Vale would lose on all five occasions.
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 third consecutive season of football (sixteenth overall) 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...
. Another difficult season, both on and off the pitch, the club finished with 36 points for the second season in a row. The club were without a reliable goal scorer following their sale of Bobby Blood
Bobby Blood
Robert Blood was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward, noted for his powerful strikes.-Playing career:...
the previous season.
The season turned with a streak of nine games unbeaten, which followed a run of nine defeats in ten games. A case of fighting off relegation and just getting by financially, their difficulties were contrasted by the promotion of rivals
Potteries derby
The Potteries derby is the football local derby in Stoke-on-Trent between Port Vale and Stoke City. The fans of each club both consider the other to be their main rivals; this has led to a heated atmosphere at these matches, especially with the rise of football hooliganism and the 'Naughty Forty'...
Stoke
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
– who also knocked the "Valiants" out of the FA Cup just to rub salt into the wound.
Despite such low points the club also experienced brief, but considerable periods of joy. When goalkeeper Teddy Peers
Teddy Peers
Edward John "Teddy" Peers was a Welsh international footballer.-Playing career:Peers played for Oswestry St. Clair's, Chirk, Connah's Quay Juniors, Connah's Quay Victoria, Connah's Quay, Shotton and Hednesford Town before advancing to league football with Wolves...
turned out for Wales
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
he became the first player to earn an international cap whilst on the books of the club. From 11 February 1922 to 18 March 1922 Peers oversaw a streak of seven consecutive clean sheets in league games, a still standing club record.
Second Division
New additions to the squad in pre-season included: Welshman Jack HampsonJack Hampson
John Hampson was a Welsh footballer.-Playing career:Hampson played for Oswestry Town, Northampton Town, Leeds City and Aston Villa before joining Port Vale for £1,000 in June 1921. He went straight into the first team and was a member of the side that shared the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup...
signed 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 £1,000; a returning Albert Pearson
Albert Pearson (footballer)
Albert Victor Pearson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Pearson played for Hebburn Argyle and Sheffield United before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1914. He was a first team regular during the war years and was a member of the side that won the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1915...
from Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
; half-back Ernest Collinge
Ernest Collinge
Ernest Collinge was an English footballer and the elder brother of Tom Collinge.-Playing career:Collinge joined Port Vale in May 1921, his debut was in a Potteries derby match against Stoke in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final on 9 May 1921, Vale lost 5–3 but Collinge became a regular in...
; centre-half from Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
Robert Firth
Robert Firth (footballer)
Robert Edwin Firth was an English footballer.-Playing career:Firth played for Birmingham Corporation Transport, Golders Green, Birmingham, Wellington Town and Nottingham Forest before joining Port Vale in June 1921. He was a first team regular and was a member of the side which shared the North...
(a future Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
manager); young Scottish midfielder Bob Connelly
Bob Connelly
Robert Connelly was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Connelly started his career with Townhead Hibernians and later Shettleston Juniors, before joining Port Vale in August 1921. Over the next eleven years he played in 341 matches and scored 18 league goals...
; and forward Billy Agnew
Billy Agnew
William Agnew was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Agnew played for Pollok, Ayr United and Falkirk before moving down to England to sign with Port Vale in September 1921...
from Falkirk
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...
. The stadium was also improved, with a gym constructed, and the new stand extended.
The season started poorly, with Vale losing five of their opening six games – this included a 1–0 home defeat to Stoke
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
in what was the biggest crowd of the season. The side made particularly hard work of finding the net, drawing a blank in five of these games. A 5–2 loss at Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
was reversed into a 5–2 win at home, and the team went on a useful run of eight points from six games. However from the end of November up until February the club lost nine of their ten league games, as the club stood rooted to the bottom slot. The club turned things around in some style by going two months unbeaten, winning six of their nine games. During this run they went seven games without conceding a goal, with goalkeeper Peers so confident he often felt able to lean casually on his goalpost to watch the Pursell brothers clear up any danger in front of him. The run was broken after injuries set in – including a broken leg for Bob Pursell that necessitated his retirement from the game. Nevertheless the club continued to pick up enough points to ensure their Second Division survival.
At the end of season, the club were three points clear of the relegation zone, but sixteen points short of rivals Stoke, who were promoted. The team were hopeless in front of goal, managing just a goal a game, yet Rotherham County
Rotherham County F.C.
Rotherham County Football Club was an English football club based in the town of Rotherham, Yorkshire. The club was founded in 1877 as Thornhill Football Club becoming Rotherham County in 1905. It joined the Midland League in 1903, and stayed in that competition until it was abandoned for World...
scored just 32 goals in 42 games and still finished ahead of the "Valiants".
The first team was rather unsettled throughout the campaign thanks to a bureaucratic method of selection. However the Pursell brothers, Billy Briscoe
Billy Briscoe
William "Billy" Briscoe was an English footballer who played as a forward.A former Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood, and Leek United player; he first turned professional with Port Vale in 1918. After five years he moved on to Congleton Town for a season, only to return to Vale in 1924...
, Tom Page
Tom Page (footballer)
Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:...
; as well as new signings Ernest Collinge, Bob Connelly, Robert Firth, Jack Hampson, and Billy Agnew were all regular features. The club rotated between three goalkeepers, with a fourth also getting a game. Page was the club's top scorer with a meagre ten goals from all competitions, with Bob Connelly also netting seven. Following an injury to Walter Smith, Teddy Peers
Teddy Peers
Edward John "Teddy" Peers was a Welsh international footballer.-Playing career:Peers played for Oswestry St. Clair's, Chirk, Connah's Quay Juniors, Connah's Quay Victoria, Connah's Quay, Shotton and Hednesford Town before advancing to league football with Wolves...
was signed from Wolves on an emergency loan. Peers went on to become the first player to be capped
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
whilst at the club when he turned out for Wales
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
.
Finances
Finances were as ever of great concern to the club, and by February the poor crowd figures meant that £2,000 was needed to keep the club afloat. A 'ShillingShilling
The shilling is a unit of currency used in some current and former British Commonwealth countries. The word shilling comes from scilling, an accounting term that dates back to Anglo-Saxon times where it was deemed to be the value of a cow in Kent or a sheep elsewhere. The word is thought to derive...
Fund' was established to raise donations, which resulted in donations from 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....
sides Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
and Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
. A loss of £4,641 was made on the season, with an economic downturn getting the blame for a shocking drop in gate receipt figures. The club even accused local paper The Sentinel of overestimating the crowd sizes. Finances were also hit by a raise in player's wages following the raising of the maximum payments limit. Aiming to make a £500 the following season, the director's announced a cut in the wage bill to the tune of £3,000. This meant letting go of Bob Pursell, who had broken his leg; aged half-back Joe Brough
Joe Brough
Joseph Brough was an English footballer. He played 209 matches for Port Vale and scored 111 goals...
who was said to have felt 'worn out'; 38 year old stopper Walter Smith
Walter Smith (English footballer)
Walter Ernest Smith was an English footballer.-Playing career:Smith played for Leicester Imperial, Leicester Fosse and Manchester City, also guesting for Fulham and Leicester Fosse during the war. He joined Port Vale in October 1920 for a 'modest' fee...
; forward Albert Pearson; 35 year old Robert Firth; and 33 year old Jack Peart. The former two experienced campaigners simply retired, with Smith joining Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
; Pearson joining Llanelli
Llanelli A.F.C.
Llanelli Association Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club that plays in the Welsh Premier League for the 2010–11 season. The team has been based at Stebonheath Park since 1920, and as of 2009 is managed by Andy Legg....
; Firth joining Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
; and Peart joining Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
.
Cup competitions
Vale left the 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...
at the First Round thanks to Arthur Watkin
Arthur Watkin
Arthur Watkin was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made one hundred and sixty three appearances for Stoke...
scoring a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
, which helped secure a 4–2 win for Stoke at The Old Recreation Ground
The Old Recreation Ground
The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and home to Port Vale for almost 40 years. The Rec had been Vale's home between 1913 and 1950 and was the sixth ground the club used.-Structure and facilities:...
. The end of season North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup game finished goalless between the two clubs, and as was the case in 1920
1919–20 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1919–20 season was Port Vale's first season of football back in the Football League . It was their first Football League season at The Old Recreation Ground, and their first season in which they were in the same division as rivals Stoke...
the trophy was shared between the two clubs – the cup game was held on-and-off until 1932, and Vale would lose on all five occasions.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 51 | 30 | 1.700 | + 21 | 56 | ||||
| 2 | Stoke Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
42 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 60 | 44 | 1.364 | + 16 | 52 | ||||
| 3 | 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... |
42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 67 | 52 | 1.288 | + 15 | 52 | ||||
| 4 | West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 52 | 39 | 1.333 | + 13 | 48 | ||||
| 5 | Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 51 | 41 | 1.244 | + 10 | 48 | ||||
| 6 | South Shields South Shields F.C. South Shields F.C. are a football club based in South Shields, England. They have a long and complicated history, with three distinct incarnations taking the name... |
42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 38 | 1.132 | + 5 | 46 | ||||
| 7 | Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 57 | 38 | 1.500 | + 19 | 45 | ||||
| 8 | Leeds United Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... |
42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 48 | 38 | 1.263 | + 10 | 45 | ||||
| 9 | Leicester City 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... |
42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 34 | 1.147 | + 5 | 45 | ||||
| 10 | The Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 47 | 50 | 0.940 | – 3 | 44 | ||||
| 11 | Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 54 | 55 | 0.982 | – 1 | 40 | ||||
| 12 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 42 | 60 | 64 | 0.938 | – 4 | 39 | ||||
| 13 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 47 | 51 | 0.922 | – 4 | 39 | ||||
| 14 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 45 | 51 | 0.882 | – 6 | 39 | ||||
| 15 | Clapton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 32 | 43 | 50 | 0.860 | – 7 | 39 | ||||
| 16 | Rotherham County Rotherham County F.C. Rotherham County Football Club was an English football club based in the town of Rotherham, Yorkshire. The club was founded in 1877 as Thornhill Football Club becoming Rotherham County in 1905. It joined the Midland League in 1903, and stayed in that competition until it was abandoned for World... |
42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 32 | 43 | 0.744 | – 11 | 39 | ||||
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 44 | 49 | 0.898 | – 5 | 37 | ||||
| 18 | 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... |
42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 43 | 57 | 0.754 | – 14 | 36 | ||||
| 19 | 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... |
42 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 0.772 | – 13 | 35 | ||||
| 20 | Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 0.850 | – 9 | 34 | ||||
| 21 | Bradford Park Avenue Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England... |
42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 46 | 62 | 0.742 | – 16 | 33 | ||||
| 22 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 37 | 58 | 0.638 | – 21 | 33 |
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
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League Second Division
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 1921 | Leeds United Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... |
A | 1–2 | 18,000 | Pearson Albert Pearson (footballer) Albert Victor Pearson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Pearson played for Hebburn Argyle and Sheffield United before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1914. He was a first team regular during the war years and was a member of the side that won the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1915... |
| 29 August 1921 | Clapton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
H | 3–0 | 17,000 | Firth Robert Firth (footballer) Robert Edwin Firth was an English footballer.-Playing career:Firth played for Birmingham Corporation Transport, Golders Green, Birmingham, Wellington Town and Nottingham Forest before joining Port Vale in June 1921. He was a first team regular and was a member of the side which shared the North... , Hampson Jack Hampson John Hampson was a Welsh footballer.-Playing career:Hampson played for Oswestry Town, Northampton Town, Leeds City and Aston Villa before joining Port Vale for £1,000 in June 1921. He went straight into the first team and was a member of the side that shared the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup... , Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
| 3 September 1921 | Leeds United Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... |
H | 0–1 | 18,000 | |
| 10 September 1921 | West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
A | 0–3 | 18,000 | |
| 12 September 1921 | Clapton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
A | 0–2 | 10,000 | |
| 17 September 1921 | West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
H | 2–1 | 10,000 | Firth Robert Firth (footballer) Robert Edwin Firth was an English footballer.-Playing career:Firth played for Birmingham Corporation Transport, Golders Green, Birmingham, Wellington Town and Nottingham Forest before joining Port Vale in June 1921. He was a first team regular and was a member of the side which shared the North... , Hampson Jack Hampson John Hampson was a Welsh footballer.-Playing career:Hampson played for Oswestry Town, Northampton Town, Leeds City and Aston Villa before joining Port Vale for £1,000 in June 1921. He went straight into the first team and was a member of the side that shared the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup... |
| 24 September 1921 | Stoke Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
A | 0–0 | 30,000 | |
| 1 October 1921 | Stoke Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
H | 0–1 | 20,000 | |
| 8 October 1921 | Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
A | 2–5 | 12,000 | Briscoe Billy Briscoe William "Billy" Briscoe was an English footballer who played as a forward.A former Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood, and Leek United player; he first turned professional with Port Vale in 1918. After five years he moved on to Congleton Town for a season, only to return to Vale in 1924... , Connelly Bob Connelly Robert Connelly was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Connelly started his career with Townhead Hibernians and later Shettleston Juniors, before joining Port Vale in August 1921. Over the next eleven years he played in 341 matches and scored 18 league goals... |
| 15 October 1921 | Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
H | 5–2 | 11,000 | Connelly Bob Connelly Robert Connelly was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Connelly started his career with Townhead Hibernians and later Shettleston Juniors, before joining Port Vale in August 1921. Over the next eleven years he played in 341 matches and scored 18 league goals... (2), Hampson Jack Hampson John Hampson was a Welsh footballer.-Playing career:Hampson played for Oswestry Town, Northampton Town, Leeds City and Aston Villa before joining Port Vale for £1,000 in June 1921. He went straight into the first team and was a member of the side that shared the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup... , Firth Robert Firth (footballer) Robert Edwin Firth was an English footballer.-Playing career:Firth played for Birmingham Corporation Transport, Golders Green, Birmingham, Wellington Town and Nottingham Forest before joining Port Vale in June 1921. He was a first team regular and was a member of the side which shared the North... , Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
| 22 October 1921 | South Shields South Shields F.C. South Shields F.C. are a football club based in South Shields, England. They have a long and complicated history, with three distinct incarnations taking the name... |
H | 1–1 | 6,000 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
| 29 October 1921 | South Shields South Shields F.C. South Shields F.C. are a football club based in South Shields, England. They have a long and complicated history, with three distinct incarnations taking the name... |
A | 1–0 | 12,000 | Agnew Billy Agnew William Agnew was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Agnew played for Pollok, Ayr United and Falkirk before moving down to England to sign with Port Vale in September 1921... |
| 5 November 1921 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
A | 1–2 | 20,000 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
| 12 November 1921 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
H | 3–1 | 8,000 | Agnew Billy Agnew William Agnew was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Agnew played for Pollok, Ayr United and Falkirk before moving down to England to sign with Port Vale in September 1921... (2), Connelly Bob Connelly Robert Connelly was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Connelly started his career with Townhead Hibernians and later Shettleston Juniors, before joining Port Vale in August 1921. Over the next eleven years he played in 341 matches and scored 18 league goals... |
| 19 November 1921 | Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
A | 1–1 | 16,000 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
| 26 November 1921 | Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
H | 0–2 | 12,000 | |
| 3 December 1921 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
A | 0–2 | 12,000 | |
| 10 December 1921 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
H | 0–2 | 8,000 | |
| 17 December 1921 | 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 | 2–3 | 6,000 | Collinge Ernest Collinge Ernest Collinge was an English footballer and the elder brother of Tom Collinge.-Playing career:Collinge joined Port Vale in May 1921, his debut was in a Potteries derby match against Stoke in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final on 9 May 1921, Vale lost 5–3 but Collinge became a regular in... (pen), Connelly Bob Connelly Robert Connelly was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Connelly started his career with Townhead Hibernians and later Shettleston Juniors, before joining Port Vale in August 1921. Over the next eleven years he played in 341 matches and scored 18 league goals... |
| 24 December 1921 | 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 | 2–3 | 8,000 | Simon Frank Simon Francis Wilfred Simon was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simon played for Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra before joining Port Vale in July 1920. Other than a run of five games in December 1921 he was only ever used as a back-up player and was released at the end of the 1921–22... , Firth Robert Firth (footballer) Robert Edwin Firth was an English footballer.-Playing career:Firth played for Birmingham Corporation Transport, Golders Green, Birmingham, Wellington Town and Nottingham Forest before joining Port Vale in June 1921. He was a first team regular and was a member of the side which shared the North... |
| 26 December 1921 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
H | 1–1 | 17,000 | Connelly Bob Connelly Robert Connelly was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Connelly started his career with Townhead Hibernians and later Shettleston Juniors, before joining Port Vale in August 1921. Over the next eleven years he played in 341 matches and scored 18 league goals... |
| 27 December 1921 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
A | 2–3 | 13,000 | Firth Robert Firth (footballer) Robert Edwin Firth was an English footballer.-Playing career:Firth played for Birmingham Corporation Transport, Golders Green, Birmingham, Wellington Town and Nottingham Forest before joining Port Vale in June 1921. He was a first team regular and was a member of the side which shared the North... , Connelly Bob Connelly Robert Connelly was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Connelly started his career with Townhead Hibernians and later Shettleston Juniors, before joining Port Vale in August 1921. Over the next eleven years he played in 341 matches and scored 18 league goals... |
| 31 December 1921 | Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
A | 1–4 | 16,000 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
| 21 January 1922 | Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
A | 0–2 | 6,000 | |
| 30 January 1922 | Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
H | 1–2 | 7,000 | Lauder Alex Lauder Alexander Lauder was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Lauder joined Port Vale from Partick Thistle for £300 in November 1921, after impressing on trial the previous month. He was a regular in the side until April 1922 when he lost his place. He was released at the end of the season.-References:... |
| 4 February 1922 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
A | 2–1 | 7,000 | Collinge Ernest Collinge Ernest Collinge was an English footballer and the elder brother of Tom Collinge.-Playing career:Collinge joined Port Vale in May 1921, his debut was in a Potteries derby match against Stoke in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final on 9 May 1921, Vale lost 5–3 but Collinge became a regular in... , Lauder Alex Lauder Alexander Lauder was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Lauder joined Port Vale from Partick Thistle for £300 in November 1921, after impressing on trial the previous month. He was a regular in the side until April 1922 when he lost his place. He was released at the end of the season.-References:... |
| 11 February 1922 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
H | 0–0 | 12,000 | |
| 13 February 1922 | Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
H | 1–0 | 8,000 | Fitchford Billy Fitchford William Henry Fitchford was an English footballer and cricketer.-Playing career:Fitchford was an amateur with a good footballing brain, playing for Porthill St. Andrew's before he signed for Port Vale in March 1914... |
| 18 February 1922 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
A | 0–0 | 10,000 | |
| 25 February 1922 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
H | 3–0 | 14,000 | Lauder Alex Lauder Alexander Lauder was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Lauder joined Port Vale from Partick Thistle for £300 in November 1921, after impressing on trial the previous month. He was a regular in the side until April 1922 when he lost his place. He was released at the end of the season.-References:... , Agnew Billy Agnew William Agnew was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Agnew played for Pollok, Ayr United and Falkirk before moving down to England to sign with Port Vale in September 1921... , Collinge Ernest Collinge Ernest Collinge was an English footballer and the elder brother of Tom Collinge.-Playing career:Collinge joined Port Vale in May 1921, his debut was in a Potteries derby match against Stoke in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final on 9 May 1921, Vale lost 5–3 but Collinge became a regular in... (pen) |
| 4 March 1922 | Rotherham County Rotherham County F.C. Rotherham County Football Club was an English football club based in the town of Rotherham, Yorkshire. The club was founded in 1877 as Thornhill Football Club becoming Rotherham County in 1905. It joined the Midland League in 1903, and stayed in that competition until it was abandoned for World... |
A | 1–0 | 8,000 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
| 11 March 1922 | Rotherham County Rotherham County F.C. Rotherham County Football Club was an English football club based in the town of Rotherham, Yorkshire. The club was founded in 1877 as Thornhill Football Club becoming Rotherham County in 1905. It joined the Midland League in 1903, and stayed in that competition until it was abandoned for World... |
H | 1–0 | 12,000 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
| 18 March 1922 | The Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
H | 1–0 | 12,000 | Collinge Ernest Collinge Ernest Collinge was an English footballer and the elder brother of Tom Collinge.-Playing career:Collinge joined Port Vale in May 1921, his debut was in a Potteries derby match against Stoke in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final on 9 May 1921, Vale lost 5–3 but Collinge became a regular in... (pen) |
| 1 April 1922 | Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
H | 1–1 | 10,000 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
| 3 April 1922 | The Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
H | 0–2 | 6,000 | |
| 8 April 1922 | Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
A | 0–1 | 15,000 | |
| 14 April 1922 | Leicester City 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 | 1–1 | 10,000 | Fitchford Billy Fitchford William Henry Fitchford was an English footballer and cricketer.-Playing career:Fitchford was an amateur with a good footballing brain, playing for Porthill St. Andrew's before he signed for Port Vale in March 1914... |
| 15 April 1922 | 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 | 1–0 | 14,000 | Collinge Ernest Collinge Ernest Collinge was an English footballer and the elder brother of Tom Collinge.-Playing career:Collinge joined Port Vale in May 1921, his debut was in a Potteries derby match against Stoke in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final on 9 May 1921, Vale lost 5–3 but Collinge became a regular in... (pen) |
| 17 April 1922 | Leicester City 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 | 0–3 | 15,000 | |
| 22 April 1922 | 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 | 1–0 | 15,000 | Fitchford Billy Fitchford William Henry Fitchford was an English footballer and cricketer.-Playing career:Fitchford was an amateur with a good footballing brain, playing for Porthill St. Andrew's before he signed for Port Vale in March 1914... |
| 29 April 1922 | Bradford Park Avenue Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England... |
H | 1–0 | 10,998 | Agnew Billy Agnew William Agnew was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Agnew played for Pollok, Ayr United and Falkirk before moving down to England to sign with Port Vale in September 1921... |
| 6 May 1922 | Bradford Park Avenue Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England... |
A | 0–2 | 10,000 |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1R | 7 January 1922 | Stoke Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
A | 2–4 | 14,471 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... , Brough Joe Brough Joseph Brough was an English footballer. He played 209 matches for Port Vale and scored 111 goals... |
Appearances
| Pos. | Name | Football League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  Walter SmithWalter Smith (English footballer) Walter Ernest Smith was an English footballer.-Playing career:Smith played for Leicester Imperial, Leicester Fosse and Manchester City, also guesting for Fulham and Leicester Fosse during the war. He joined Port Vale in October 1920 for a 'modest' fee... |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| GK | Alfred Bourne Alfred Bourne Alfred Bourne was an English footballer.-Playing career:Bourne joined Port Vale in the summer of 1919. He quickly established himself as the first choice 'keeper, however he lost his place by October 1920... |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| GK | Ernest Blackham Ernest Blackham Ernest Blackham was an English footballer.-Playing career:Blackham joined Port Vale in May 1922 and made his debut on 6 May 1922, in a 2–0 defeat at Bradford Park Avenue. This was to be his only appearance however, and he was released at the end of the 1922–23 season in which Teddy Peers played 43... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK |  Teddy PeersTeddy Peers Edward John "Teddy" Peers was a Welsh international footballer.-Playing career:Peers played for Oswestry St. Clair's, Chirk, Connah's Quay Juniors, Connah's Quay Victoria, Connah's Quay, Shotton and Hednesford Town before advancing to league football with Wolves... |
15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| DF |  Peter PursellPeter Pursell Peter Pursell was a Scottish international footballer. He was the younger brother of Robert Russell Pursell and the father of Robert Wilson Pursell.-Club career:... |
30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| DF | Bob Pursell |
28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| DF | Len Birks Len Birks Leonard Birks was an English footballer.-Playing career:Birks joined Port Vale from Butt Lane Star in May 1920. During his time with the club he lifted the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1922, played 105 matches and was an ever-present during the 1923–24 season... |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| DF | William Lavery William Lavery William Lavery was an English footballer.-Playing career:Lavery played for Fylde, Preston North End, Leicester Fosse , West Ham United, Belfast Celtic , Middlesbrough, Raith Rovers, St. Mirren and had a trial with Johnstone before joining Port Vale in December 1921... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | Billy Twemlow Billy Twemlow William Twemlow was an English footballer.-Playing career:Twemlow played for Audley, Sandbach Ramblers and Stoke City before he crossed the Potteries derby divide and joined Port Vale in August 1921. He was a regular in his debut season, but picked up a cartilage injury in 1922 and was sidelined... |
18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| MF | Tom Holford Tom Holford Thomas Holford was an English footballer who played for Stoke, Manchester City, Port Vale and the England national team. His primary position was wing-half, but over the course of his career he played in many different positions... |
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| MF | Joe Brough Joe Brough Joseph Brough was an English footballer. He played 209 matches for Port Vale and scored 111 goals... |
8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| MF | Billy Fitchford Billy Fitchford William Henry Fitchford was an English footballer and cricketer.-Playing career:Fitchford was an amateur with a good footballing brain, playing for Porthill St. Andrew's before he signed for Port Vale in March 1914... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| MF | Frank Simon Frank Simon Francis Wilfred Simon was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simon played for Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra before joining Port Vale in July 1920. Other than a run of five games in December 1921 he was only ever used as a back-up player and was released at the end of the 1921–22... |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| MF | Ernest Collinge Ernest Collinge Ernest Collinge was an English footballer and the elder brother of Tom Collinge.-Playing career:Collinge joined Port Vale in May 1921, his debut was in a Potteries derby match against Stoke in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final on 9 May 1921, Vale lost 5–3 but Collinge became a regular in... |
41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 |
| MF | Bob Connelly Bob Connelly Robert Connelly was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Connelly started his career with Townhead Hibernians and later Shettleston Juniors, before joining Port Vale in August 1921. Over the next eleven years he played in 341 matches and scored 18 league goals... |
38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 7 |
| MF | Robert Firth Robert Firth (footballer) Robert Edwin Firth was an English footballer.-Playing career:Firth played for Birmingham Corporation Transport, Golders Green, Birmingham, Wellington Town and Nottingham Forest before joining Port Vale in June 1921. He was a first team regular and was a member of the side which shared the North... |
39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 5 |
| MF | Jack Hampson Jack Hampson John Hampson was a Welsh footballer.-Playing career:Hampson played for Oswestry Town, Northampton Town, Leeds City and Aston Villa before joining Port Vale for £1,000 in June 1921. He went straight into the first team and was a member of the side that shared the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup... |
30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| FW | Billy Briscoe Billy Briscoe William "Billy" Briscoe was an English footballer who played as a forward.A former Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood, and Leek United player; he first turned professional with Port Vale in 1918. After five years he moved on to Congleton Town for a season, only to return to Vale in 1924... |
33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| FW | Tom Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 10 |
| FW | John Johnstone John Johnstone (footballer) John Arthur Johnstone was an English footballer. He was the brother of fellow Vale player Harry Johnstone.-Playing career:Johnstone joined Port Vale in April 1921, making his debut soon after. However after six games and no goals he was released at the end of the 1921–22 season.-References:... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | Albert Hayes Albert Hayes Frederick Albert Hayes was an English footballer.-Playing career:Hayes played for Liverpool Badgers before joining Port Vale in June 1920. After making his debut in a 4–0 defeat at Birmingham on 2 May 1921, he played the next two games but was not selected again... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Frank Cartledge Frank Cartledge Francis Arthur Cartledge was an English footballer.-Playing career:Cartledge played for Ravensdale Mission before joining Port Vale as an amateur in November 1920. He signed as a professional in January 1921 and was a regular in the first team for the remainder of the season, but lost his spot in... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| FW | Billy Agnew Billy Agnew William Agnew was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Agnew played for Pollok, Ayr United and Falkirk before moving down to England to sign with Port Vale in September 1921... |
31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
| FW | Tom Collinge Tom Collinge Thomas Collinge was an English footballer. He was the younger brother of Ernest Collinge.-Playing career:Collinge joined Port Vale in February 1922 and played his only game for the club on 11 March 1922, in a 1–0 home win over Rotherham Town. He didn't get another game and was instead released at... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Andrew Finlay Andrew Finlay Andrew Finlay was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Finlay played for Glasgow Shawfield before joining Port Vale in September 1921. His only appearance was at outside-left in a 1-1 home draw against South Shields on 22 October 1921 and was released at the end of the 1921–22 season... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Alex Lauder Alex Lauder Alexander Lauder was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Lauder joined Port Vale from Partick Thistle for £300 in November 1921, after impressing on trial the previous month. He was a regular in the side until April 1922 when he lost his place. He was released at the end of the season.-References:... |
21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| FW | Albert Pearson Albert Pearson (footballer) Albert Victor Pearson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Pearson played for Hebburn Argyle and Sheffield United before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1914. He was a first team regular during the war years and was a member of the side that won the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1915... |
19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| FW | Jack Peart Jack Peart John George "Jack" Peart was an English footballer who played centre forward for 13 different teams, in a career which spanned the First World War. After he retired he became a football manager until his death in 1948.... |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
All competitions
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Tom Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
10 |
| Bob Connelly Bob Connelly Robert Connelly was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Connelly started his career with Townhead Hibernians and later Shettleston Juniors, before joining Port Vale in August 1921. Over the next eleven years he played in 341 matches and scored 18 league goals... |
7 |
| Billy Agnew Billy Agnew William Agnew was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Agnew played for Pollok, Ayr United and Falkirk before moving down to England to sign with Port Vale in September 1921... |
5 |
| Robert Firth Robert Firth (footballer) Robert Edwin Firth was an English footballer.-Playing career:Firth played for Birmingham Corporation Transport, Golders Green, Birmingham, Wellington Town and Nottingham Forest before joining Port Vale in June 1921. He was a first team regular and was a member of the side which shared the North... |
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| Ernest Collinge Ernest Collinge Ernest Collinge was an English footballer and the elder brother of Tom Collinge.-Playing career:Collinge joined Port Vale in May 1921, his debut was in a Potteries derby match against Stoke in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final on 9 May 1921, Vale lost 5–3 but Collinge became a regular in... |
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| Billy Fitchford Billy Fitchford William Henry Fitchford was an English footballer and cricketer.-Playing career:Fitchford was an amateur with a good footballing brain, playing for Porthill St. Andrew's before he signed for Port Vale in March 1914... |
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| Jack Hampson Jack Hampson John Hampson was a Welsh footballer.-Playing career:Hampson played for Oswestry Town, Northampton Town, Leeds City and Aston Villa before joining Port Vale for £1,000 in June 1921. He went straight into the first team and was a member of the side that shared the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup... |
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| Alex Lauder Alex Lauder Alexander Lauder was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Lauder joined Port Vale from Partick Thistle for £300 in November 1921, after impressing on trial the previous month. He was a regular in the side until April 1922 when he lost his place. He was released at the end of the season.-References:... |
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| Albert Pearson Albert Pearson (footballer) Albert Victor Pearson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Pearson played for Hebburn Argyle and Sheffield United before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1914. He was a first team regular during the war years and was a member of the side that won the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1915... |
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| Billy Briscoe Billy Briscoe William "Billy" Briscoe was an English footballer who played as a forward.A former Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood, and Leek United player; he first turned professional with Port Vale in 1918. After five years he moved on to Congleton Town for a season, only to return to Vale in 1924... |
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| Frank Simon Frank Simon Francis Wilfred Simon was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simon played for Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra before joining Port Vale in July 1920. Other than a run of five games in December 1921 he was only ever used as a back-up player and was released at the end of the 1921–22... |
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| Joe Brough Joe Brough Joseph Brough was an English footballer. He played 209 matches for Port Vale and scored 111 goals... |
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| Tom Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
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| Bob Connelly Bob Connelly Robert Connelly was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Connelly started his career with Townhead Hibernians and later Shettleston Juniors, before joining Port Vale in August 1921. Over the next eleven years he played in 341 matches and scored 18 league goals... |
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| Billy Agnew Billy Agnew William Agnew was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Agnew played for Pollok, Ayr United and Falkirk before moving down to England to sign with Port Vale in September 1921... |
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| Robert Firth Robert Firth (footballer) Robert Edwin Firth was an English footballer.-Playing career:Firth played for Birmingham Corporation Transport, Golders Green, Birmingham, Wellington Town and Nottingham Forest before joining Port Vale in June 1921. He was a first team regular and was a member of the side which shared the North... |
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| Ernest Collinge Ernest Collinge Ernest Collinge was an English footballer and the elder brother of Tom Collinge.-Playing career:Collinge joined Port Vale in May 1921, his debut was in a Potteries derby match against Stoke in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final on 9 May 1921, Vale lost 5–3 but Collinge became a regular in... |
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| Billy Fitchford Billy Fitchford William Henry Fitchford was an English footballer and cricketer.-Playing career:Fitchford was an amateur with a good footballing brain, playing for Porthill St. Andrew's before he signed for Port Vale in March 1914... |
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| Jack Hampson Jack Hampson John Hampson was a Welsh footballer.-Playing career:Hampson played for Oswestry Town, Northampton Town, Leeds City and Aston Villa before joining Port Vale for £1,000 in June 1921. He went straight into the first team and was a member of the side that shared the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup... |
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| Alex Lauder Alex Lauder Alexander Lauder was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Lauder joined Port Vale from Partick Thistle for £300 in November 1921, after impressing on trial the previous month. He was a regular in the side until April 1922 when he lost his place. He was released at the end of the season.-References:... |
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| Albert Pearson Albert Pearson (footballer) Albert Victor Pearson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Pearson played for Hebburn Argyle and Sheffield United before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1914. He was a first team regular during the war years and was a member of the side that won the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1915... |
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| Billy Briscoe Billy Briscoe William "Billy" Briscoe was an English footballer who played as a forward.A former Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood, and Leek United player; he first turned professional with Port Vale in 1918. After five years he moved on to Congleton Town for a season, only to return to Vale in 1924... |
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| Frank Simon Frank Simon Francis Wilfred Simon was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simon played for Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra before joining Port Vale in July 1920. Other than a run of five games in December 1921 he was only ever used as a back-up player and was released at the end of the 1921–22... |
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