James Holdcroft

James Holdcroft
Personal information
Date of birth 1874
Place of birth Burslem, England
Date of death 1926 (aged 51–52)
Position Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1894–1897 Burslem Port Vale 52 (0)
Total 52 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

James H. Holdcroft (1874–1926) was a footballer who played for Burslem Port Vale in the mid-1890s.

Career

Holdcroft joined Burslem Port Vale in March 1894.[1] He made 12 Second Division appearances in the 1894–95 season and played 24 league and two FA Cup games in the 1895–96 campaign, as Vale lost their Football League status.[1] He played 16 Midland League matches, before he was released from the Athletic Ground at the end of the 1896–97 season.[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1894–95Second Division1200020140
1895–96Second Division2402000260
1896–97Midland League1601040210
Total 5203060610

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 139. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ James Holdcroft at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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