William Chadwick
Encyclopedia
Playing career
Chadwick played for Hanley Swifts before joining Burslem Port ValePort 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 May 1901. His goalkeeping debut came in a 3–3 draw at Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...
on 7 September 1901. He was never a first team regular though, and was released at the end of the 1903–04 season
1903–04 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season
The 1903–04 season was Burslem Port Vale's sixth consecutive season of football in the Football League. The club went the whole season without recording an away win, part of a club record 29 away games without victory...
.