Mick Porter

Mick Porter

Personal information
Full name	Michael Robert Porter [1]
Date of birth	(1945-05-19) 19 May 1945 (age 80) [1]
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England [1]
Position(s)	Inside-forward
Youth career
	Port Vale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1965	Port Vale	13	(2)
	Portmadoc
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Robert Porter (born 19 May 1945) is an English former footballer who played 14 games at inside-forward for Port Vale between 1964 and 1965.

Career

Porter graduated through the Port Vale youth system to sign professional forms under manager Freddie Steele in July 1962. ^[1] He made his debut in a goalless draw with Barnsley at Oakwell on 20 April 1964, in the penultimate game of the 1963–64 season. ^[1] Porter scored his first goal for the "Valiants" on 28 September 1964, in a 2–2 draw with Mansfield Town at Field Mill. ^[1] He hit his second goal on 21 November, in a 2–0 win at Barnsley. ^[1] However, the club were relegated out of the Third Division at the end of the 1964–65 season, and with 14 league and cup appearances to his name, Porter was handed a free transfer in April 1965 by manager Jackie Mudie and moved on to Portmadoc, ^[1] and later Oswestry Town.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[2]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1962–63	Third Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1963–64	Third Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1964–65	Third Division	11	2	0	0	1	0	12	2
	Total		13	2	0	0	1	0	14	2

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 235. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
2. Mick Porter at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)