1891–92 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season

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Burslem Port Vale
1891–92 season
Stadium Athletic Ground
Midland League3rd (25 points)
FA Cup First Qualification Round
(knocked out by Burton Wanderers)
Birmingham Senior Cup First Round
(knocked out by Aston Villa)
Staffordshire Senior Cup Semi-finalists
(knocked out by Stoke)
North Staffordshire Challenge CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Frank McGinnes (18)
All: Frank McGinnes (35)
Highest home attendance3,000 vs. Burton Wanderers, 5 September 1891
Lowest home attendance150 vs. Leicester Fosse, 28 April 1892
Average home league attendance1,394
Biggest win7–1 vs. Loughborough Town, 19 September 1891
Biggest defeat0–3 and 1–4
←  1890–91
1892–93  →

The 1891–92 season was Burslem Port Vale's second-successive season in the Midland League. [1] They managed to finish third in the table and were rewarded with a place in the Football League for the following season, justifying the club's decision to refuse to listen to offers for star forward Frank McGinnes. They also reached the semi-finals of the Staffordshire Senior Cup and won the North Staffordshire Challenge Cup, though they exited the FA Cup and Birmingham Senior Cup in the first round.

Contents

Overview

Midland League

In preparation for the new Midland League campaign, Burslem Port Vale signed winger Jimmy Scarratt from Wellington St. George's and prepared a new kit of red jerseys with grey kickers – the uniforms were made by Mrs Danks, the secretary's wife. [1] They failed to bring good fortune in the opening league game, however, a 3–2 defeat at home to Burton Wanderers. [1] After the game the club also signed a new outside-right, G McHarg. [1] Though he had little impact on the first-team, they managed to record a 7–1 victory over Loughborough Town, with Frank McGinnes claiming a hat-trick. [1] They followed this with a 4–0 win over Doncaster Rovers, despite McGinnis missing the first ever penalty shot awarded at the Athletic Ground and McHarg being criticised for over-dribbling. [1] The team settled into their usual pattern of winning at home but losing away, losing on the road five times whilst winning all but one of their remaining home fixtures. [1] The first run to end was their away form, as they won 2–1 at Loughborough Town and their final two away matches. [1] The turnaround in away form, coupled with continuing home victories, took the club from ninth (of eleven teams) in January to third by the end of the season. [1] Alarmingly though, only 150 spectators turned out to witness the final day victory over Leicester Fosse on 28 April, causing the club to make a loss on the game after marketing costs were deducted. [1] Potteries derby rivals Stoke meanwhile were keen to take McGinnis to the Football League First Division, but Vale resisted all attempts to sign him, rejecting a bid of £30. [1]

Cup competitions

Vale failed to transfer their league form to the FA Cup, bowing out at the first qualification round after losing 4–2 to Burton Wanderers. [1] They entered the Birmingham Senior Cup, but faced tough opposition in Aston Villa in the first round and were beaten 5–2. [1] They fared better in the Staffordshire Senior Cup, avenging Burton Wanderers with a 4–0 victory despite a slow start to the game. [1] In the next round, they overcame Walsall Town Swifts after a replay, but fell to a 4–1 defeat to Burton Swifts in the semi-finals. [1] They managed to end the season by taking home the North Staffordshire Challenge Cup outright, beating Stoke 2–0 despite McGinnis being sent off for "foul charging". [1]

Results

Burslem Port Vale's score comes first

Legend

WinDrawLoss

Midland League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
5 September 1891 Burton Wanderers H2–33,000 McGinnes, Dean
12 September 1891 Wednesbury Old Athletic A1–11,500 McGinnes
19 September 1891 Loughborough Town H7–11,500 McGinnes (3), Scarratt (2), Dean, other
26 September 1891 Doncaster Rovers H4–01,500 McGinnes, Ditchfield, o.g., Scarratt
1 October 1891 Grantham A0–2small
10 October 1891 Burton Wanderers A1–4splendid Nash
31 October 1891 Long Eaton Rangers H5–1 Dean(2), McGinnes, Booth, other
7 November 1891 Wednesbury Old Athletic H1–21,500 McGinnes
9 November 1891 Gainsborough Trinity H1–0 Scarratt
28 November 1891 Long Eaton Rangers A1–2scrimmage
12 December 1891 Doncaster Rovers A1–3800 Walker
30 January 1892 Rotherham Town H6–31,500 Walker (2), McGinnes (2), rushes, scrimmage
13 February 1892 Grantham H3–1500 Pimlott, scrimmage, Walker
27 February 1892 Rotherham Town A2–41,750 W. Jones, McGinnes
12 March 1892 Loughborough Town A2–1very large McGinnes, Beats
19 March 1892 Derby Junction H5–11,500 McGinnes (3), Scarratt (2)
26 March 1892 Gainsborough Trinity A0–31,200
2 April 1892 Leicester Fosse H2–0 Elson (2)
9 April 1892 Derby Junction A1–0600 Dean
19 April 1892 Leicester Fosse A3–14,000 McGinnes (2), Dean
28 April 1892 Leicester Fosse H4–0150 McGinnes (2), others

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
1Q3 October 1891 Burton Wanderers H2–4 Scarratt, Ditchfield

Birmingham Senior Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
1R6 February 1892 Aston Villa H2–52,000 McGinnes, Walker

Staffordshire Senior Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
4R25 January 1892 Burton Wanderers H4–01,500 Walker (2), Pimlott, Dean
5R8 February 1892 Walsall Town Swifts H2–21,000 Walker, Dean
Replay25 February 1892 Walsall Town Swifts A2–11,500 Ditchfield, o.g.
SF4 April 1892 Burton Swifts H1–4fairo.g.

North Staffordshire Challenge Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
F7 May 1892 Stoke A2–01,000 Walker, other

Friendlies

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
1 September 1891 Newton Heath A1–21,750 McGinnes
7 September 1891 Chirk H2–1 McGinnes (2)
14 September 1891 Derby County H3–3 Dean, Scarratt, W. Jones
21 September 1891 Sheffield Wednesday H4–3 McGinnes (4)
28 September 1891 Stoke H2–3
12 October 1891 Newton Heath H1–31,000
17 October 1891 Northwich Victoria H4–0 McGinnes (2), o.g., Dean
19 October 1891 Birmingham St George's H4–21,000 W. Jones, scrimmage, others
24 October 1891 Leek A1–0 Ditchfield
14 November 1891 Lincoln City A0–21,000
5 December 1891 Macclesfield A3–62,500 Scarratt (2), scrimmage
14 December 1891 Canadians H2–0 Scarratt, Pimlott
19 December 1891 Burton Swifts A3–1scrimmage, McGinnes, other
26 December 1891 Stoke A2–22,000 McGinnes, Walker
2 January 1892 Derby Junction H4–11,000 McGinnes (2), Scarratt, Walker
23 January 1892 Walsall Town Swifts A2–51,000 McGinnes, Walker
5 March 1892 Burton Swifts H0–01,500
15 April 1892 Leek H4–1poor McGinnes, Walker, others
16 April 1892 Bootle H
18 April 1892 Stoke H1–02,000 Dean
23 April 1892 Bootle A2–3 Dean, Farrington
30 April 1892 Northwich Victoria A1–62,000 McGinnes

Player statistics

Appearances

Pos.NameLeagueFA CupBirmingham CupStaffordshire CupChallenge Cup Friendlies Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Levi Higginson 1100000001080200
GKNixon10001010040070
GK John Davies 601000200040130
GK Flag of England.svg Joe Frail 10000010002040
GKKeeley20000000001030
DF Flag of England.svg Albert Skinner 00000000001010
DF Flag of England.svg James Clutton 20010104010180450
DFC McAlpine20010103010160420
DF Flag of Scotland.svg Bob McCrindle 19010104010160420
MF Flag of England.svg Billy Elson 16200104000150362
MF W. Jones 6100000010102173
MF Flag of England.svg Meshach Dean 196101042101644213
MFS Bullock10000000000010
MF Flag of England.svg Billy Delves 10000000001020
MF Flag of England.svg Fred Farrington 700010101051151
MFFredericks10000010000020
MFHatton10000000001020
MFHodgkinson10000000000010
MFG McHarg20100000050080
MFM Regan00000000001010
MF Flag of England.svg Jos Randles 400000000060100
MF Flag of England.svg Jimmy Scarratt 126111020101453112
MF Flag of England.svg George Shutt 10100000001030
MF Tommy Walker 9400112311842113
MFWarburton20000010003060
FW Flag of England.svg Dick Danks 30000000002050
FW Flag of England.svg Jimmy Ditchfield 1211110310081254
FW Flag of Scotland.svg Frank McGinnes 20181011401019164635
FW Flag of England.svg John Nash 31000010002061
FW Flag of England.svg Billy Reynolds 00000000001010
FW Flag of England.svg John Nash 31000010002000
FWJ Keeling00000000001010
FW Flag of England.svg Billy Beats 710000100030111
FWGeorge Booth51000000004091
FW Flag of England.svg Arthur Pimlott 41000011002173

Top scorers

PlacePositionNationNameMidland LeagueFA CupOtherTotal
1FWFlag of Scotland.svg Scotland Frank McGinnes 1801735
2MFFlag of England.svg England Meshach Dean 60713
–MF Tommy Walker 40913
4MFFlag of England.svg England Jimmy Scarratt 61512
5FWFlag of England.svg England Jimmy Ditchfield 1124
6FWFlag of England.svg England Arthur Pimlott 1023
–MF W. Jones 1023
8MFFlag of England.svg England Billy Elson 2002
9FWFlag of England.svg England Billy Beats 1001
–FWGeorge Booth1001
–MFFlag of England.svg England Fred Farrington 0011
–FWFlag of England.svg England John Nash 1001
–––Scrimmage3036
–––Own goals1034
TOTALS4625199

Transfers

Transfers in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
1891MFFredericksFree transfer [2]
1891MFHodgkinsonFree transfer [2]
1891FW Flag of England.svg Arthur Pimlott Free transfer [2]
Summer 1891DF Flag of England.svg Billy Delves Free transfer [2]
Summer 1891DF Flag of England.svg Jimmy Scarratt Wellington St. George'sFree transfer [2]
Summer 1891DF Flag of England.svg George Shutt Hanley Town Free transfer [2]
Summer 1891MFWarburtonFree transfer [2]
Autumn 1891FW Flag of England.svg Billy Beats Port Hill VictoriaFree transfer [2]
Autumn 1891GK Flag of England.svg Joe Frail Free transfer [2]
September 1891MFG McHargBurslem Port ValeFree transfer [2]
December 1891MF Tommy Walker Free transfer [2]
1892MFS BullockFree transfer [2]
1892MFM ReganFree transfer [2]
March 1892MFHatton Wellington Town Free transfer [2]

Transfers out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
Spring 1892MFFredericksReleased [2]
Spring 1892MFHattonReleased [2]
Spring 1892MFWarburtonReleased [2]
1892FWGeorge BoothReleased [2]
1892GK John Davies Newton Heath Released [2]
1892MFHodgkinsonReleased [2]
1892GKKeeleyReleased [2]
1892FWKeelingReleased [2]
1892DFC McAlpine Darlington Free transfer [2]
1892MFG McHargReleased [2]
1892GKNixonReleased [2]
1892FW Flag of England.svg Billy Reynolds Released [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
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