1923–24 Port Vale F.C. season
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The 1923–24 season was Port Vale
's fifth consecutive season of football (eighteenth overall) in the Football League
. Another season of slow and steady progress saw the club finish one point, and one place higher than the previous campaign. The club still lacked a regular goalscorer since selling Bobby Blood
, however Wilf Kirkham
made his debut, and goals came from all across the team. A still-standing club record was set on 5 April 1924, when Tom Holford
played against Derby County
at the age of 46.
The most notable incident in the campaign was the death of Tom Butler
on 11 November 1923; he died from complications of a broken arm that he picked up whilst playing for the club.
goalkeeper Tommy Lonsdale
; Macclesfield Town
'penalty king' right-back Jack Maddock
; Leeds United
tough-tackling half-back Alf Dark
; Bolton Wanderers
winger Jack Lowe
; Clyde
's reliable forward Fred Howard
; and Exeter City
goal machine Harold Crockford
. The kit for the season was picked – red jerseys with white shorts.
The season started positively, with two wins recorded, as well as a 14,000 home crowd. However a run of one point won in five games saw the club slump down the table. The arrival of Ireland international Louis Bookman
for £250 from Luton Town
couldn't reverse the side's fortunes. Their stats by the end of October were: played twelve, lost eight, failed to score in six. This miserable run included two defeats inflicted by rivals
Stoke
– the first time they had done the double over Vale in the league. Crockford agreed to have his contract cancelled, and talks began to try to re-sign Billy Briscoe
. A young Wilf Kirkham
made his debut against Leeds United, but failed to make much of an impact.
Their rotten form seemed to have been turned around when the "Valiants" earned a 1–1 draw with Clapton Orient
on 3 November 1923. Tom Butler
scored the goal, yet paid the ultimate price for his efforts. Near the end of the match he suffered a compound fracture
in his left arm, and complications set in whilst he was at Hackney Hospital
, causing septic poisoning; he died of lockjaw
on 11 November. The club paid his widow the rest of his wages, and Stoke and numerous other clubs donated generously to provide the widow with a £700 benefit fund.
Back to football, and the club signed 39 year old former England international
Arthur Bridgett
, despite the fact that he had spent several years in retirement. The winger impressed, and scored within ninety seconds of his debut. Later in the year Peter Pursell
returned to the field for the first time in the season following an injury, and was like a new signing. Despite all this, Vale still suffered, and a heavy defeat at Old Trafford
saw them stuck at the foot of the table. Turning to 1924, the Vale managed a run of six games unbeaten, and Briscoe was finally given his pay rise and so was re-signed from Congleton Town
.
Despite Blackpool
putting twelve past the Vale defence, the latter half of the season saw a massive improvement, as they lost just 6 of the 22 games. Briscoe and Kirkham provided the goals necessary to lift the club out of the relegation zone. On 5 April 1924, Tom Holford
played against Derby County at the age of 46 – still a club record.
At the end of season, Vale finished in sixteenth place with 38 points, making it two seasons in a row in which the club bettered their previous season tally by one point and one place. Performing poorly at home, only bottom place Bristol City
lost more home games, and only second-bottom Nelson
conceded more at home. Vale were five points clear of relegation, but thirteen points off a promotion place.
Briscoe, Page, Kirkham, and Bridgett were the major goalscorers. Full-back Len Birks
was an ever-present, and Tommy Lonsdale
, Jack Hampson
, and Jack Lowe
were also key first team players. As well as the debut of Kirkham, Roger Jones
also made his debut, starting his fourteen year association with the club. At the end of the season the club let Peter Pursell leave for non-league Wigan Borough
, whereas Lonsdale and Hampson both retired due to injury.
was also sold to Sheffield Wednesday
to raise cash. Season ticket prices ranged from £
2 6s
. 6d
. to £3, 6s. 6d.
, Vale drew Third Division North
Wrexham at the Fifth Round of Qualifying for the second successive season, and another disappointing defeat followed, this time at the Racecourse Ground
, with the Welsh club running out 5–1 winners. The North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup went to Stoke, who beat Vale 1–0 at The Old Recreation Ground
.
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 consecutive season of football (eighteenth 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 season of slow and steady progress saw the club finish one point, and one place higher than the previous campaign. The club still lacked a regular goalscorer since selling Bobby Blood
Bobby Blood
Robert Blood was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward, noted for his powerful strikes.-Playing career:...
, however Wilf Kirkham
Wilf Kirkham
Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season...
made his debut, and goals came from all across the team. A still-standing club record was set on 5 April 1924, when 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...
played against 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...
at the age of 46.
The most notable incident in the campaign was the death of Tom Butler
Tom Butler (footballer)
Thomas "Tom" Butler was an English footballer who played as an inside-left. He played 60 league games in the Football League, scoring 23 goals. He played for non-league Willenhall, before spending the 1921–22 season at Walsall. He joined Port Vale via Darlaston in December 1922...
on 11 November 1923; he died from complications of a broken arm that he picked up whilst playing for the club.
Second Division
To strengthen the side, pre-season signings included: Stalybridge CelticStalybridge Celtic F.C.
Stalybridge Celtic are an English full time professional football club from Stalybridge, Greater Manchester in North West England. The club, which plays its home matches at Bower Fold, is currently in the Conference North in the sixth tier of the English football league system...
goalkeeper Tommy Lonsdale
Tommy Lonsdale
Thomas Lonsdale was a football goalkeeper.-Playing career:Lonsdale played amateur football in Auckland before joining Grimsby Town in 1908...
; Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
'penalty king' right-back Jack Maddock
Jack Maddock
John Maddock was an English footballer, noted for his 'rifle shot'. He played in the right-back position for Stoke between 1919 and 1921, before signing with Port Vale following a two years spell at Macclesfield Town. He spent eight years with Vale, before joining Crewe Alexandra in 1931...
; 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...
tough-tackling half-back Alf Dark
Alf Dark
Alfred James Dark was an English former footballer.-Playing career:Dark played for Wallsend, Newcastle United and Leeds United before joining Port Vale in June 1923. He was regularly on the first team team sheet from August 1923 to February 1924, but was faded out and released at the end of the...
; 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....
winger Jack Lowe
Jack Lowe (footballer)
John "Jack" Lowe was an English footballer.-Playing career:Lowe played for Ripley Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He soon became a regular and was an ever-present during the 1924–25 and 1925–26 seasons, making 128 consecutive...
; Clyde
Clyde F.C.
Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South...
's reliable forward Fred Howard
Fred Howard
Frederick J. "Fred" Howard was an English footballer. He played in Wales with Mid Rhondda, Pontypridd, Wrexham, and Welshpool Town; in Scotland with Dundee Hibernian, Ayr United, and Clyde ; and in England with Manchester City, Port Vale, and New Brighton.-Playing career:Howard was born in Walkden...
; and Exeter City
Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...
goal machine Harold Crockford
Harold Crockford
Harold Arthur Crockford was an English footballer.-Playing career:Crockford played for Chatham, Vicar of Wakefield, Fulham and Exeter City before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He scored on his debut in a 2–1 win at Crystal Palace on 25 August 1923 and scored again two days later in a home 2–0 win...
. The kit for the season was picked – red jerseys with white shorts.
The season started positively, with two wins recorded, as well as a 14,000 home crowd. However a run of one point won in five games saw the club slump down the table. The arrival of Ireland international Louis Bookman
Louis Bookman
Louis Bookman , also known as Louis Buckhalter or Louis Buchalter, was a Lithuanian Jewish footballer and cricketer who represented his adopted country, Ireland, at both sports...
for £250 from 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...
couldn't reverse the side's fortunes. Their stats by the end of October were: played twelve, lost eight, failed to score in six. This miserable run included two defeats inflicted by 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...
– the first time they had done the double over Vale in the league. Crockford agreed to have his contract cancelled, and talks began to try to re-sign 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...
. A young Wilf Kirkham
Wilf Kirkham
Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season...
made his debut against Leeds United, but failed to make much of an impact.
Their rotten form seemed to have been turned around when the "Valiants" earned a 1–1 draw with 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...
on 3 November 1923. Tom Butler
Tom Butler (footballer)
Thomas "Tom" Butler was an English footballer who played as an inside-left. He played 60 league games in the Football League, scoring 23 goals. He played for non-league Willenhall, before spending the 1921–22 season at Walsall. He joined Port Vale via Darlaston in December 1922...
scored the goal, yet paid the ultimate price for his efforts. Near the end of the match he suffered a compound fracture
Bone fracture
A bone fracture is a medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone...
in his left arm, and complications set in whilst he was at Hackney Hospital
Homerton University Hospital
Homerton University Hospital is an NHS-run University Hospital in Homerton, Hackney- East London.-Overview:The hospital is run by the Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which was established on 1 April 2004 and is one among the first ten foundation trusts established in England...
, causing septic poisoning; he died of lockjaw
Tetanus
Tetanus is a medical condition characterized by a prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibers. The primary symptoms are caused by tetanospasmin, a neurotoxin produced by the Gram-positive, rod-shaped, obligate anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani...
on 11 November. The club paid his widow the rest of his wages, and Stoke and numerous other clubs donated generously to provide the widow with a £700 benefit fund.
Back to football, and the club signed 39 year old former England international
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
Arthur Bridgett
Arthur Bridgett
George Arthur Bridgett was an English footballer who played most of his career, playing at outside left, for Sunderland and also made eleven appearances for England....
, despite the fact that he had spent several years in retirement. The winger impressed, and scored within ninety seconds of his debut. Later in the year Peter Pursell
Peter 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:...
returned to the field for the first time in the season following an injury, and was like a new signing. Despite all this, Vale still suffered, and a heavy defeat at Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:...
saw them stuck at the foot of the table. Turning to 1924, the Vale managed a run of six games unbeaten, and Briscoe was finally given his pay rise and so was re-signed from 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...
.
Despite 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...
putting twelve past the Vale defence, the latter half of the season saw a massive improvement, as they lost just 6 of the 22 games. Briscoe and Kirkham provided the goals necessary to lift the club out of the relegation zone. On 5 April 1924, 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...
played against Derby County at the age of 46 – still a club record.
At the end of season, Vale finished in sixteenth place with 38 points, making it two seasons in a row in which the club bettered their previous season tally by one point and one place. Performing poorly at home, only bottom place 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...
lost more home games, and only second-bottom Nelson
Nelson F.C.
Nelson F.C. are an English football club, based in Nelson, Lancashire. They are currently members of the North West Counties Football League Division One, who played their home matches at Victoria Park, Lomeshaye Way. They are full members of the Lancashire County Football Association.-Early years:...
conceded more at home. Vale were five points clear of relegation, but thirteen points off a promotion place.
Briscoe, Page, Kirkham, and Bridgett were the major goalscorers. Full-back 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...
was an ever-present, and Tommy Lonsdale
Tommy Lonsdale
Thomas Lonsdale was a football goalkeeper.-Playing career:Lonsdale played amateur football in Auckland before joining Grimsby Town in 1908...
, 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...
, and Jack Lowe
Jack Lowe (footballer)
John "Jack" Lowe was an English footballer.-Playing career:Lowe played for Ripley Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He soon became a regular and was an ever-present during the 1924–25 and 1925–26 seasons, making 128 consecutive...
were also key first team players. As well as the debut of Kirkham, Roger Jones
Roger Jones (footballer born 1902)
Reginald Jones was an English footballer.-Playing career:Jones played for Middleport and Ravensdale before joining Port Vale in July 1923. It took him six years to establish himself in the first team, but he was a part of the side that won the Football League Third Division North championship in...
also made his debut, starting his fourteen year association with the club. At the end of the season the club let Peter Pursell leave for non-league Wigan Borough
Wigan Borough F.C.
Wigan Borough Football Club was an English football club from the town of Wigan, Lancashire. It was a fourth attempt at establishing football in Wigan, their forerunners Wigan County, Wigan United and Wigan Town all having fallen into liquidation previously....
, whereas Lonsdale and Hampson both retired due to injury.
Finances
Finances were once again worrying for the club and its supporters. A greatly reduced wage bill of £7,900 still necessitated fund raising activities from fans to keep the club alive. Arthur PrinceArthur Prince
Arthur Prince was an English footballer.-Playing career:Prince played for Bucknell before joining Port Vale as an amateur in October 1922 and signing as a professional player in January 1923. Upon turning pro, he was a regular first team feature until he was sold to Sheffield Wednesday for a £750...
was also sold to Sheffield 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...
to raise cash. Season ticket prices ranged from £
Pound sterling
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2 6s
Shilling
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...
. 6d
Penny (British pre-decimal coin)
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. to £3, 6s. 6d.
Cup competitions
In 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...
, Vale drew Third Division North
Football League Third Division North
The Third Division North of The Football League was a tier in the English association football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran parallel to Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated from a higher division allocated to one or the other according to geographical position...
Wrexham at the Fifth Round of Qualifying for the second successive season, and another disappointing defeat followed, this time at the Racecourse Ground
Racecourse Ground
The Glyndŵr University Racecourse Stadium AKA The Racecourse Ground is a stadium located in Wrexham, North Wales. It is the home of Wrexham F.C. and, since 2010, the Crusaders Rugby League team who play in the engage Super League...
, with the Welsh club running out 5–1 winners. The North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup went to Stoke, who beat Vale 1–0 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:...
.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 61 | 35 | 1.743 | + 26 | 54 | ||||
| 2 | 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 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 63 | 35 | 1.800 | + 28 | 51 | ||||
| 3 | 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 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 75 | 42 | 1.786 | + 33 | 51 | ||||
| 4 | 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 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 35 | 72 | 47 | 1.532 | + 25 | 49 | ||||
| 5 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 52 | 31 | 1.677 | + 21 | 48 | ||||
| 6 | 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 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 44 | 42 | 1.048 | + 2 | 46 | ||||
| 7 | Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league... |
42 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 0.865 | – 7 | 45 | ||||
| 8 | 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 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 51 | 1.059 | + 3 | 44 | ||||
| 9 | 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 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 50 | 0.980 | – 1 | 44 | ||||
| 10 | 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 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 36 | 1.111 | + 4 | 43 | ||||
| 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... |
42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 57 | 61 | 0.934 | – 4 | 43 | ||||
| 12 | 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 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 38 | 64 | 54 | 1.185 | + 10 | 42 | ||||
| 13 | Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 44 | 52 | 0.846 | – 8 | 42 | ||||
| 14 | Manchester United 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... |
42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 52 | 44 | 1.182 | + 8 | 40 | ||||
| 15 | 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 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 53 | 65 | 0.815 | – 12 | 39 | ||||
| 16 | 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 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 50 | 66 | 0.758 | – 16 | 38 | ||||
| 17 | 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 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 51 | 0.902 | – 5 | 37 | ||||
| 18 | Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... |
42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 48 | 0.729 | – 13 | 37 | ||||
| 19 | 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 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 45 | 52 | 68 | 0.765 | – 16 | 35 | ||||
| 20 | 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 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 0.804 | – 11 | 34 | ||||
| 21 | Nelson Nelson F.C. Nelson F.C. are an English football club, based in Nelson, Lancashire. They are currently members of the North West Counties Football League Division One, who played their home matches at Victoria Park, Lomeshaye Way. They are full members of the Lancashire County Football Association.-Early years:... |
42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 43 | 40 | 74 | 0.541 | – 34 | 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 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 32 | 65 | 0.492 | – 33 | 29 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 1923 | 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 | 2–1 | 10,000 | Crockford Harold Crockford Harold Arthur Crockford was an English footballer.-Playing career:Crockford played for Chatham, Vicar of Wakefield, Fulham and Exeter City before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He scored on his debut in a 2–1 win at Crystal Palace on 25 August 1923 and scored again two days later in a home 2–0 win... , Dark Alf Dark Alfred James Dark was an English former footballer.-Playing career:Dark played for Wallsend, Newcastle United and Leeds United before joining Port Vale in June 1923. He was regularly on the first team team sheet from August 1923 to February 1924, but was faded out and released at the end of the... |
| 27 August 1923 | 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 | 2–0 | 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... , Crockford Harold Crockford Harold Arthur Crockford was an English footballer.-Playing career:Crockford played for Chatham, Vicar of Wakefield, Fulham and Exeter City before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He scored on his debut in a 2–1 win at Crystal Palace on 25 August 1923 and scored again two days later in a home 2–0 win... |
| 1 September 1923 | 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 | 3–4 | 12,900 | Howard Fred Howard Frederick J. "Fred" Howard was an English footballer. He played in Wales with Mid Rhondda, Pontypridd, Wrexham, and Welshpool Town; in Scotland with Dundee Hibernian, Ayr United, and Clyde ; and in England with Manchester City, Port Vale, and New Brighton.-Playing career:Howard was born in Walkden... (2 [1 pen]), 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 1923 | 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... |
A | 1–2 | 12,000 | Lowe Jack Lowe (footballer) John "Jack" Lowe was an English footballer.-Playing career:Lowe played for Ripley Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He soon became a regular and was an ever-present during the 1924–25 and 1925–26 seasons, making 128 consecutive... |
| 8 September 1923 | Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
A | 0–0 | 12,000 | |
| 15 September 1923 | Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
H | 0–1 | 11,000 | |
| 22 September 1923 | 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 | 0–2 | 19,000 | |
| 29 September 1923 | 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 | 2–1 | 6,400 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... , 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... |
| 6 October 1923 | 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 | 0–1 | 21,685 | |
| 13 October 1923 | 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 | 2–4 | 16,800 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... , Butler Tom Butler (footballer) Thomas "Tom" Butler was an English footballer who played as an inside-left. He played 60 league games in the Football League, scoring 23 goals. He played for non-league Willenhall, before spending the 1921–22 season at Walsall. He joined Port Vale via Darlaston in December 1922... |
| 20 October 1923 | 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 | 9,300 | |
| 27 October 1923 | 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 | 0–3 | 12,000 | |
| 3 November 1923 | 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 | 1–1 | 15,000 | Butler Tom Butler (footballer) Thomas "Tom" Butler was an English footballer who played as an inside-left. He played 60 league games in the Football League, scoring 23 goals. He played for non-league Willenhall, before spending the 1921–22 season at Walsall. He joined Port Vale via Darlaston in December 1922... |
| 10 November 1923 | 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 | 1–0 | 7,540 | Bridgett Arthur Bridgett George Arthur Bridgett was an English footballer who played most of his career, playing at outside left, for Sunderland and also made eleven appearances for England.... |
| 17 November 1923 | Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... |
A | 0–2 | 7,500 | |
| 24 November 1923 | Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... |
H | 2–2 | 6,000 | 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... , Bridgett Arthur Bridgett George Arthur Bridgett was an English footballer who played most of his career, playing at outside left, for Sunderland and also made eleven appearances for England.... |
| 8 December 1923 | 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 | 4–1 | 6,083 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... (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... , Bridgett Arthur Bridgett George Arthur Bridgett was an English footballer who played most of his career, playing at outside left, for Sunderland and also made eleven appearances for England.... |
| 15 December 1923 | Manchester United 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 | 0–1 | 7,500 | |
| 22 December 1923 | Manchester United 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 | 0–5 | 11,750 | |
| 29 December 1923 | 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 | 2–1 | 8,348 | Reid Tom Reid (footballer born 1901) Thomas Reid was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Reid played for North Stevenson United and Ayr United, also having trials with Clyde, Albion Rovers and Dundee before joining Port Vale in August 1922... , Bridgett Arthur Bridgett George Arthur Bridgett was an English footballer who played most of his career, playing at outside left, for Sunderland and also made eleven appearances for England.... |
| 1 January 1924 | 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 | 3–3 | 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:... , Bridgett Arthur Bridgett George Arthur Bridgett was an English footballer who played most of his career, playing at outside left, for Sunderland and also made eleven appearances for England.... , Reid Tom Reid (footballer born 1901) Thomas Reid was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Reid played for North Stevenson United and Ayr United, also having trials with Clyde, Albion Rovers and Dundee before joining Port Vale in August 1922... |
| 5 January 1924 | 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 | 0–0 | 10,000 | |
| 19 January 1924 | 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 | 3–1 | 8,000 | Bridgett Arthur Bridgett George Arthur Bridgett was an English footballer who played most of his career, playing at outside left, for Sunderland and also made eleven appearances for England.... (2), Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
| 21 January 1924 | 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 | 3,000 | 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... |
| 26 January 1924 | 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 | 1–1 | 10,000 | Lowe Jack Lowe (footballer) John "Jack" Lowe was an English footballer.-Playing career:Lowe played for Ripley Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He soon became a regular and was an ever-present during the 1924–25 and 1925–26 seasons, making 128 consecutive... |
| 2 February 1924 | 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 | 0–3 | 7,000 | |
| 9 February 1924 | 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 | 0–2 | 6,000 | |
| 13 February 1924 | 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 | 0–0 | 7,000 | |
| 16 February 1924 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
A | 1–1 | 10,000 | 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... |
| 1 March 1924 | 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 | 0–0 | 12,000 | |
| 8 March 1924 | 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 | 3–1 | 9,000 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... (2), 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... |
| 15 March 1924 | 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 | 2–6 | 11,700 | 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... (2 [1 pen]) |
| 17 March 1924 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
H | 1–0 | 5,000 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
| 22 March 1924 | 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 | 1–6 | 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:... |
| 29 March 1924 | 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 | 2–0 | 8,000 | Maddock Jack Maddock John Maddock was an English footballer, noted for his 'rifle shot'. He played in the right-back position for Stoke between 1919 and 1921, before signing with Port Vale following a two years spell at Macclesfield Town. He spent eight years with Vale, before joining Crewe Alexandra in 1931... (pen), 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... |
| 5 April 1924 | 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 | 0–2 | 10,000 | |
| 12 April 1924 | Nelson Nelson F.C. Nelson F.C. are an English football club, based in Nelson, Lancashire. They are currently members of the North West Counties Football League Division One, who played their home matches at Victoria Park, Lomeshaye Way. They are full members of the Lancashire County Football Association.-Early years:... |
A | 3–1 | 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:... , 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... , Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
| 18 April 1924 | Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league... |
A | 0–2 | 11,000 | |
| 19 April 1924 | Nelson Nelson F.C. Nelson F.C. are an English football club, based in Nelson, Lancashire. They are currently members of the North West Counties Football League Division One, who played their home matches at Victoria Park, Lomeshaye Way. They are full members of the Lancashire County Football Association.-Early years:... |
H | 0–0 | 8,000 | |
| 21 April 1924 | Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league... |
H | 3–0 | 6,000 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... , Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... , 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... |
| 26 April 1924 | 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 | 2–2 | 5,689 | 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... , Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
| 3 May 1924 | 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 | 2–1 | 6,000 | 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... (2) |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5Q | 1 December 1923 | Wrexham | A | 1–5 | 8,390 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
Appearances
| Pos. | Name | Football League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  Robert RadfordRobert Radford (footballer) Robert Baden Radford was an English footballer.-Playing career:Baden played for Brereton Social before joining Port Vale as an amateur in July 1923, signing as a professional the next month. He made his first team debut in a Potteries derby match at The Old Recreation Ground on 13 October 1923,... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| GK | Tommy Lonsdale Tommy Lonsdale Thomas Lonsdale was a football goalkeeper.-Playing career:Lonsdale played amateur football in Auckland before joining Grimsby Town in 1908... |
31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| GK | Sidney Brown Sidney Brown (footballer) -Playing career:Brown joined Port Vale in November 1923, making his debut in a 5–1 FA Cup qualifier defeat at Wrexham on 1 December that year. He was a reserve keeper and only played a further 17 games before getting released at the end of the 1926–27 season. He moved on to Gillingham, West... |
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 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:... |
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 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... |
42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| DF | Jimmy Oakes Jimmy Oakes James Oakes was an English footballer who played as a left back for Port Vale between 1923 and 1933.-Playing style:He was noted as being a clean player, who never resorted to rough player or dirty tricks.... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | William Newton William Newton (footballer) William Griffiths Newton was an English footballer.-Playing career:Newton played for Red Street P.S.A. before joining Port Vale as an amateur in March 1922, signing professional forms in June 1923. His only appearance was in a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on 25 August 1923... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Jack Maddock Jack Maddock John Maddock was an English footballer, noted for his 'rifle shot'. He played in the right-back position for Stoke between 1919 and 1921, before signing with Port Vale following a two years spell at Macclesfield Town. He spent eight years with Vale, before joining Crewe Alexandra in 1931... |
21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 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... |
18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 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... |
24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| MF |  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... |
31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| MF | Arthur Prince Arthur Prince Arthur Prince was an English footballer.-Playing career:Prince played for Bucknell before joining Port Vale as an amateur in October 1922 and signing as a professional player in January 1923. Upon turning pro, he was a regular first team feature until he was sold to Sheffield Wednesday for a £750... |
27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 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... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Roger Jones Roger Jones (footballer born 1902) Reginald Jones was an English footballer.-Playing career:Jones played for Middleport and Ravensdale before joining Port Vale in July 1923. It took him six years to establish himself in the first team, but he was a part of the side that won the Football League Third Division North championship in... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Jack Lowe Jack Lowe (footballer) John "Jack" Lowe was an English footballer.-Playing career:Lowe played for Ripley Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He soon became a regular and was an ever-present during the 1924–25 and 1925–26 seasons, making 128 consecutive... |
30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| MF | Jack Mellor Jack Mellor (footballer born 1896) John William Mellor was an English footballer.-Playing career:Mellor played for New Mills before joining Port Vale in an amateur capacity in April 1920. He made nine appearances before returning to old club New Mills, most probably sometime in 1922. However, he rejoined the Vale in July 1923,... |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| MF | Tom Davis Tom Davis (English footballer) Thomas John Davis was an English footballer.-Playing career:Davis joined Port Vale in August 1923. He was a regular in the Vale first team from November 1923 to March 1924, but after losing his place he failed to break into the first team again and was released at the end of the 1924–25 season... |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| MF | Alf Dark Alf Dark Alfred James Dark was an English former footballer.-Playing career:Dark played for Wallsend, Newcastle United and Leeds United before joining Port Vale in June 1923. He was regularly on the first team team sheet from August 1923 to February 1924, but was faded out and released at the end of the... |
25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| MF |  Louis BookmanLouis Bookman Louis Bookman , also known as Louis Buckhalter or Louis Buchalter, was a Lithuanian Jewish footballer and cricketer who represented his adopted country, Ireland, at both sports... |
10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| MF | Arthur Bridgett Arthur Bridgett George Arthur Bridgett was an English footballer who played most of his career, playing at outside left, for Sunderland and also made eleven appearances for England.... |
14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
| MF | George Benson George Benson (footballer) George Herdman Benson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Benson played for Accrington Stanley, Blackburn Rovers, Stalybridge Celtic and Queen's Park Rangers before joining Port Vale on a month's trial in February 1924... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Harold Crockford Harold Crockford Harold Arthur Crockford was an English footballer.-Playing career:Crockford played for Chatham, Vicar of Wakefield, Fulham and Exeter City before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He scored on his debut in a 2–1 win at Crystal Palace on 25 August 1923 and scored again two days later in a home 2–0 win... |
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 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 | Albert Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Tom Reid Tom Reid (footballer born 1901) Thomas Reid was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Reid played for North Stevenson United and Ayr United, also having trials with Clyde, Albion Rovers and Dundee before joining Port Vale in August 1922... |
17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| FW | Tom Butler Tom Butler (footballer) Thomas "Tom" Butler was an English footballer who played as an inside-left. He played 60 league games in the Football League, scoring 23 goals. He played for non-league Willenhall, before spending the 1921–22 season at Walsall. He joined Port Vale via Darlaston in December 1922... |
7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| FW | Joe Pointon Joe Pointon Joseph Pointon was an English footballer.-Playing career:Pointon played for Leek Wesleyans, Leek National, Congleton Town and Stoke City before crossing the Potteries divide to join Port Vale as an amateur in April 1923. He played six consecutive games during the 1923–24 season, filling in for... |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FW | Fred Howard Fred Howard Frederick J. "Fred" Howard was an English footballer. He played in Wales with Mid Rhondda, Pontypridd, Wrexham, and Welshpool Town; in Scotland with Dundee Hibernian, Ayr United, and Clyde ; and in England with Manchester City, Port Vale, and New Brighton.-Playing career:Howard was born in Walkden... |
12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| FW | Wilf Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 |
| 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... |
20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 |
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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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| 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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| Wilf Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
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| Arthur Bridgett Arthur Bridgett George Arthur Bridgett was an English footballer who played most of his career, playing at outside left, for Sunderland and also made eleven appearances for England.... |
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| Fred Howard Fred Howard Frederick J. "Fred" Howard was an English footballer. He played in Wales with Mid Rhondda, Pontypridd, Wrexham, and Welshpool Town; in Scotland with Dundee Hibernian, Ayr United, and Clyde ; and in England with Manchester City, Port Vale, and New Brighton.-Playing career:Howard was born in Walkden... |
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| Tom Butler Tom Butler (footballer) Thomas "Tom" Butler was an English footballer who played as an inside-left. He played 60 league games in the Football League, scoring 23 goals. He played for non-league Willenhall, before spending the 1921–22 season at Walsall. He joined Port Vale via Darlaston in December 1922... |
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| Tom Reid Tom Reid (footballer born 1901) Thomas Reid was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Reid played for North Stevenson United and Ayr United, also having trials with Clyde, Albion Rovers and Dundee before joining Port Vale in August 1922... |
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| Harold Crockford Harold Crockford Harold Arthur Crockford was an English footballer.-Playing career:Crockford played for Chatham, Vicar of Wakefield, Fulham and Exeter City before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He scored on his debut in a 2–1 win at Crystal Palace on 25 August 1923 and scored again two days later in a home 2–0 win... |
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| Jack Lowe Jack Lowe (footballer) John "Jack" Lowe was an English footballer.-Playing career:Lowe played for Ripley Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He soon became a regular and was an ever-present during the 1924–25 and 1925–26 seasons, making 128 consecutive... |
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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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| 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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| Jack Maddock Jack Maddock John Maddock was an English footballer, noted for his 'rifle shot'. He played in the right-back position for Stoke between 1919 and 1921, before signing with Port Vale following a two years spell at Macclesfield Town. He spent eight years with Vale, before joining Crewe Alexandra in 1931... |
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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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| Alf Dark Alf Dark Alfred James Dark was an English former footballer.-Playing career:Dark played for Wallsend, Newcastle United and Leeds United before joining Port Vale in June 1923. He was regularly on the first team team sheet from August 1923 to February 1924, but was faded out and released at the end of the... |
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League
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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... |
10 |
| 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:... |
9 |
| Wilf Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
7 |
| Arthur Bridgett Arthur Bridgett George Arthur Bridgett was an English footballer who played most of his career, playing at outside left, for Sunderland and also made eleven appearances for England.... |
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| Fred Howard Fred Howard Frederick J. "Fred" Howard was an English footballer. He played in Wales with Mid Rhondda, Pontypridd, Wrexham, and Welshpool Town; in Scotland with Dundee Hibernian, Ayr United, and Clyde ; and in England with Manchester City, Port Vale, and New Brighton.-Playing career:Howard was born in Walkden... |
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| Tom Butler Tom Butler (footballer) Thomas "Tom" Butler was an English footballer who played as an inside-left. He played 60 league games in the Football League, scoring 23 goals. He played for non-league Willenhall, before spending the 1921–22 season at Walsall. He joined Port Vale via Darlaston in December 1922... |
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| Tom Reid Tom Reid (footballer born 1901) Thomas Reid was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Reid played for North Stevenson United and Ayr United, also having trials with Clyde, Albion Rovers and Dundee before joining Port Vale in August 1922... |
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| Harold Crockford Harold Crockford Harold Arthur Crockford was an English footballer.-Playing career:Crockford played for Chatham, Vicar of Wakefield, Fulham and Exeter City before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He scored on his debut in a 2–1 win at Crystal Palace on 25 August 1923 and scored again two days later in a home 2–0 win... |
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| Jack Lowe Jack Lowe (footballer) John "Jack" Lowe was an English footballer.-Playing career:Lowe played for Ripley Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He soon became a regular and was an ever-present during the 1924–25 and 1925–26 seasons, making 128 consecutive... |
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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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| 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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| Jack Maddock Jack Maddock John Maddock was an English footballer, noted for his 'rifle shot'. He played in the right-back position for Stoke between 1919 and 1921, before signing with Port Vale following a two years spell at Macclesfield Town. He spent eight years with Vale, before joining Crewe Alexandra in 1931... |
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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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| Alf Dark Alf Dark Alfred James Dark was an English former footballer.-Playing career:Dark played for Wallsend, Newcastle United and Leeds United before joining Port Vale in June 1923. He was regularly on the first team team sheet from August 1923 to February 1924, but was faded out and released at the end of the... |
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