Victor Horrocks (1884 – 7 January 1922) was an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 footballer.

Playing career

Horrocks played for local sides Goldenhill Wanderers, 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...

, Talke United, Sandyford and Goldenhill United before signing with 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...

 in April 1905. He scored on his debut at outside-left in a 3–1 defeat at Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....

 on 15 April 1905, appearing fairly regularly until suffering an injury in October 1906. The club suffered a financial crisis and went into liquidation

Liquidation

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 at the end of the 1906–07 season

1906–07 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season

The 1906–07 season was Burslem Port Vale's ninth consecutive season of football in the Football League. The club resigned from the league on 14 June 1907....

 and was forced to release all its players, including Horrocks. He played for his old clubs Goldenhill United and Stoke before rejoining the Vale in September 1911. However, he played just four games before getting released for a second time, most likely in 1912. He moved on to Congleton Town

Congleton Town F.C.

Congleton Town F.C. is a football club based in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They currently play in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division and are full members of the Cheshire County Football Association...

before his death, in his late 30s.