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1905–06 Burslem Port Vale F.C. Season
The 1905–06 Football League, 1905–06 season was Port Vale F.C., Burslem Port Vale's eighth consecutive season (12th overall) of football in the English Football League. It was another season spent struggling at the lower end of the league. On the pitch the team allowed goals and narrowly avoided the re-election zone. A poor season on the pitch was more than matched by a hopeless financial season off the pitch, with low attendance figures suggesting that the club could not sustain league football for much longer. Overview Second Division An expanded league saw an extra four new clubs added to the division, in addition to the replacement for Doncaster Rovers F.C., Doncaster Rovers, who failed to gain re-election the previous season. This put the Vale up against Chelsea F.C., Chelsea, Hull City A.F.C., Hull City, Leeds City F.C., Leeds City, and Leyton Orient F.C., Clapton Orient for the first time. The first five games of the season saw a tally of just three points col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Bert Eardley
Bertram Cooper Eardley (1879–1929) was an English footballer. He made 220 appearances (148 in the Football League) and scored 40 goals (14 in the Football League) for Port Vale over about ten seasons with the club. He established himself as a regular first-team player, but had spells of inconsistency which left him out of the side for large periods. Ever the loyal Valiant, it is believed he did not join another team in 1907 when the club suffered financial meltdown and liquidation, instead he re-signed in December 1908 and went straight into the first-team. He left for good in the summer of 1910. Career Eardley joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1899, scoring on his debut on 10 February 1900 in a 1–1 draw with Luton Town at Dunstable Road. He did not feature again in the 1899–1900 season, though he did score seven goals in 30 games in 1900–01, including the only goal against Woolwich Arsenal at the Athletic Ground on the last day of the season. He played just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Price (footballer)
George Jabez Price (c. 1878 – 31 May 1938) was an English footballer of short stature who played mainly as a forward for Burslem Port Vale between 1896 and 1907. Career Price joined Burslem Port Vale in January 1896 and played five Second Division games in the 1895–96 season, at the end of which the club lost their Football League status. He played three league games during the club's two seasons in the Midland League, and played just one game at the Athletic Ground in the 1898–99 campaign, scoring in a 5–0 win over Wellington Town in a FA Cup qualifying game. He scored four goals in 26 league and cup games in 1899–1900, finding the net in league encounters with Small Heath, Loughborough, and Lincoln City. He was then an ever-present for the 1900–01 campaign, scoring seven league goals against Birmingham City, Grimsby Town, Lincoln City, Chesterfield, Blackpool, and twice against Burton Swifts. He played 42 games in 1901–02, scoring six goals, including th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Smith (footballer, Born 1885)
Philip Smith (1885 – 29 September 1918) was an English footballer who played at centre-forward for Burslem Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra, Chelsea, Burnley, and Stalybridge Celtic. He was killed in action during World War I. Career Smith played for Knutton, before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1905. After making his debut in a 3–1 defeat to Lincoln City at Sincil Bank on 2 September, he became a regular in the first team. He got his first League goal seven days later, in a 4–3 win over Chesterfield at the Athletic Ground. He claimed eight goals in 25 Second Division appearances in the 1905–06 season. However, he was later released, most likely in the summer of 1906. He later played for Crewe Alexandra, before joining Chelsea for a £250 fee in April 1910. He played one First Division match for the club, a 1–0 defeat at Bristol City on 16 April 1910. He left Chelsea in OCtober 1910 and went on to play for Burnley and Stalybridge Celtic. Personal life Smith was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Carter (footballer)
Robert Carter (29 December 1880 – 14 March 1928) was an English footballer, nicknamed "Toddler" because of his small stature. He was the father of football legend Raich Carter. Career He played football for Sunderland Royal Rovers and Selbourne, before joining Port Vale in 1904. He scored his first goals in the Second Division at the Athletic Ground on 18 February 1905, in a 3–2 win over West Bromwich Albion. He finished the 1904–05 season with five goals in fourteen games. He hit nine goals in forty games in 1905–06, before secured eleven goals in thirty-nine appearances in the 1906–07 campaign. In total he scored twenty-five goals in ninety-three games for the club in all competitions, before he joined Stockport County after Port Vale went into liquidation. Carter scored eight goals in twenty-seven games for the "Hatters", helping them to a 13th-place finish in the Second Division in 1907–08. He then signed for Fulham, who had just joined the Football League, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln City F
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Leyton Orient F
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