Ralph Dain

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Ralph Dain
Personal information
Date of birth 1862 [1]
Place of birth Burslem, England [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Smallthorne
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1882–1886 Port Vale 61 [2] (2)
Total61(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ralph Dain (born 1862; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as a defender for Port Vale in the 1880s.

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Career

Dain was a right-back in Port Vale's first recorded game, in a 5–1 defeat at nearby Stoke in a Staffordshire Senior Cup second round replay on 9 December 1882. [1] He was also in the sides that won the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1883 and that won the Burslem Challenge Cup and shared the former trophy in 1885. [1] On 13 February 1886 he scored in the FA Cup fifth round replay with Brentwood, which finished 3–3. [1] He remained a first-team regular until losing his place in February and most likely departing at the end of the season. [1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [3]
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1882–83 002020
1883–84 00150150
1884–85 00280280
1885–86 41121162
Total41571612

Honours

Port Vale

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 75. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
  2. In all competitions
  3. Ralph Dain at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)