Richard Danks (March 1865 – November 1929) was an English

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who played as a

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for Wolverhampton Wanderers and

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Career

Danks played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and made three guest appearances for

whilst still at Wolves, including his debut on 14 January 1888

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with South Shore where he bagged two goals in a 2–2 home draw. He switched to the Vale permanently in the summer of 1888. He played regular football in the 1888–89 season, but after being appointed club secretary in October 1889 played only in emergency circumstances. He served as secretary until November 1893 and was released as a player at the end of the 1893–94 season. He had played 42 games (including one in the Football League Second Division, 19

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, 15 in the Football Combination and four in the Midland League) and scored eight goals (five in friendlies, two in the Combination and one cup goals) for the club.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Danks, Dick 1865 births 1929 deaths Footballers from Bilston English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Port Vale F.C. players Midland Football League players English Football League players Port Vale F.C. non-playing staff