1891–92 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Burslem Port Vale 1891–92 Athletic Ground Midland League 3rd (25 points) FA Cup First Qualification Round(eliminated by Burton Wanderers) Birmingham Senior Cup First Round(eliminated by Aston Villa) Staffordshire Senior Cup Semi-finals(eliminated by Stoke) North Staffordshire Challenge Cup Winners Frank McGinnes (18) Frank McGinnes (35) 3,000 vs. Burton Wanderers, 5 September 1891 150 vs. Leicester Fosse, 28 April 1892 1,394 7–1 vs. Loughborough Town, 19 September 1891 0–3 and 1–4 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 A9A9A9 A9A9A9 1890–91 1892–93 The 1891–92 season was Burslem Port Vale's second-successive season in the Midland League, where they achieved a third‑place finish (25 points) under the guidance of an amateur committee, meriting election to the Football League the following year.Kent Jeff The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale Witan Books 1990 26–50 Trying to make the Grade (1888-1898) 0-9508981-4-7 The Athletic Ground in Cobridge hosted their home fixtures, and Vale recorded a strong offensive performance, with Frank McGinnes leading as top scorer, netting 18 league goals and 35 in all competitions. In cup play, Port Vale exited the FA Cup and Birmingham Senior Cup in the First Qualifying Round, reached the semi‑final of the Staffordshire Senior Cup, and were winners of the North Staffordshire Challenge Cup. The campaign saw peak support with around 3,000 spectators attending the home match against Burton Wanderers on 5 September 1891, while average attendance hovered at approximately 1,394. 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. They failed to bring good fortune in the opening league game, however, a 3–2 defeat at home to Burton Wanderers. After the game the club also signed a new outside-right, G McHarg. 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 in a match that kicked off 50 minutes late as some visiting players had missed their train. Vale 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. McGinnis was suspended for refusing to follow management orders, whilst McHarg was sidelined with a rib injury. On 7 November, Vale were narrowly beaten 2–1 by league leaders Wednesbury Old Athletic. On 12 December, John Davies had his contract cancelled after failing to turn up to what turned out to be a 3–1 defeat at Doncaster Rovers amid a blinding snowstorm. Potteries derby rivals Stoke were keen to take McGinnis to the Football League First Division, but Vale resisted all attempts to sign him, rejecting a bid of £30. Instead of losing a player, Vale signed goalkeeper Joe Frail, a gypsy, though he sprained his knee in a friendly game against a touring Canadian side and had to undergo surgey. The team kit was changed in January to red shirts. Results began to improve, starting with a 6–3 home win over Rotherham Town, and the club won seven and lost two of their final nine fixtures. New signing Billy Beats in particular found form. 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. Vale ended the campaign in third place, with McGinnes scoring three times as many goals as any other player at the club. Port Vale were elected to the Football Alliance. 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. They entered the Birmingham Senior Cup, but faced tough opposition in Aston Villa in the first round and were beaten 5–2. They fared better in the Staffordshire Senior Cup, avenging Burton Wanderers with a 4–0 victory despite a slow start to the game. 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. 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". Results WinDrawLoss Midland League 1 5 September 1891 Burslem Port Vale 2–3 L Burton Wanderers McGinnes Dean Athletic Ground Cobridge 3,000 2 12 September 1891 Wednesbury Old Athletic 1–1 D Burslem Port Vale McGinnes The Oval Wednesbury 1,500 3 19 September 1891 Burslem Port Vale 7–1 W Loughborough Town McGinnes Scarratt Dean other Athletic Ground Cobridge 1,500 4 26 September 1891 Burslem Port Vale 4–0 W Doncaster Rovers McGinnes Ditchfield og. Scarratt Athletic Ground Cobridge 1,500 5 1 October 1891 Grantham 2–0 L Burslem Port Vale London Road Grantham small 6 10 October 1891 Burton Wanderers 4–1 L Burslem Port Vale Nash Derby Turn Burton upon Trent splendid 7 31 October 1891 Burslem Port Vale 5–1 W Long Eaton Rangers Dean McGinnes Booth other Athletic Ground Cobridge 8 7 November 1891 Burslem Port Vale 1–2 L Wednesbury Old Athletic McGinnes Athletic Ground Cobridge 1,500 9 9 November 1891 Burslem Port Vale 1–0 W Gainsborough Trinity Scarratt Athletic Ground Cobridge 10 28 November 1891 Long Eaton Rangers 2–1 L Burslem Port Vale scrimmage Recreation Ground Long Eaton 11 12 December 1891 Doncaster Rovers 3–1 L Burslem Port Vale Walker Intake Ground Doncaster 800 12 30 January 1892 Burslem Port Vale 6–3 W Rotherham Town Walker McGinnes rushes scrimmage Athletic Ground Cobridge 1,500 13 13 February 1892 Burslem Port Vale 3–1 W Grantham Pimlott scrimmage Walker Athletic Ground Cobridge 500 14 27 February 1892 Rotherham Town 4–2 L Burslem Port Vale W. Jones McGinnes Clifton Grove Rotherham 1,750 15 12 March 1892 Loughborough Town 1–2 W Burslem Port Vale McGinnes Beats Athletic Ground Loughborough very large 16 19 March 1892 Burslem Port Vale 5–1 W Derby Junction McGinnes Scarratt Athletic Ground Cobridge 1,500 17 26 March 1892 Gainsborough Trinity 3–0 L Burslem Port Vale The Northolme Gainsborough, Lincolnshire 1,200 18 2 April 1892 Burslem Port Vale 2–0 W Leicester Fosse Elson Athletic Ground Cobridge 19 9 April 1892 Derby Junction 0–1 W Burslem Port Vale Dean Derby Arboretum Derby 600 20 19 April 1892 Leicester Fosse 1–3 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/leicester-city-v-burslem-port-vale-19-april-1892-218876/ Burslem Port Vale Bailey McGinnes Dean Filbert Street Leicester 4,000 21 28 April 1892 Burslem Port Vale 4–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/burslem-port-vale-v-leicester-city-28-april-1892-218895/ Leicester Fosse McGinnes others Athletic Ground Cobridge 150 FA Cup 1891–92 FA Cup 1Q 3 October 1891 Burslem Port Vale 2–4 L Burton Wanderers Scarratt Ditchfield Athletic Ground Cobridge Birmingham Senior Cup 1R 6 February 1892 Burslem Port Vale 2–5 L Aston Villa McGinnes Walker Athletic Ground Cobridge 2,000 Staffordshire Senior Cup 4R 25 January 1892 Burslem Port Vale 4–0 W Burton Wanderers Walker Pimlott Dean Athletic Ground Cobridge 1,500 5R 8 February 1892 Burslem Port Vale 2–2 D Walsall Town Swifts Walker Dean Athletic Ground Cobridge 1,000 Replay 25 February 1892 Walsall Town Swifts 1–2 W Burslem Port Vale Ditchfield og. The Chuckery Walsall 1,500 Semi-final 4 April 1892 Burslem Port Vale 1–4 L Burton Swifts og. Athletic Ground Cobridge fair North Staffordshire Challenge Cup Final 7 May 1892 Stoke 0–2 W Burslem Port Vale Walker other Victoria Ground Stoke-upon-Trent 1,000 Friendlies Friendly 1 September 1891 Newton Heath 2–1 L Burslem Port Vale McGinnes North Road Newton Heath 1,750 Friendly 7 September 1891 Burslem Port Vale 2–1 W Chirk McGinnes Athletic Ground Cobridge Friendly 14 September 1891 Burslem Port Vale 3–3 D Derby County Dean Scarratt W. Jones Athletic Ground Cobridge Friendly 21 September 1891 Burslem Port Vale 4–3 W Sheffield Wednesday McGinnes Athletic Ground Cobridge Friendly 28 September 1891 Burslem Port Vale 2–3 L Stoke Athletic Ground Cobridge Friendly 12 October 1891 Burslem Port Vale 1–3 L Newton Heath Athletic Ground Cobridge 1,000 Friendly 17 October 1891 Burslem Port Vale 4–0 W Northwich Victoria McGinnes og. Dean Athletic Ground Cobridge Friendly 19 October 1891 Burslem Port Vale 4–2 W Birmingham St George's W. Jones scrimmage others Athletic Ground Cobridge 1,000 Friendly 24 October 1891 Leek 0–1 W Burslem Port Vale Ditchfield Westwood Lane Leek, Staffordshire Friendly 14 November 1891 Lincoln City 2–0 L Burslem Port Vale John O'Gaunts Lincoln 1,000 Friendly 5 December 1891 Macclesfield 6–3 L Burslem Port Vale Scarratt scrimmage Moss Rose Macclesfield 2,500 Friendly 14 December 1891 Burslem Port Vale 2–0 W Canadians Scarratt Pimlott Athletic Ground Cobridge Friendly 19 December 1891 Burton Swifts 1–3 W Burslem Port Vale scrimmage McGinnes other Peel Croft Burton upon Trent Friendly 26 December 1891 Stoke 2–2 D Burslem Port Vale McGinnes Walker Victoria Ground Stoke-upon-Trent 2,000 Friendly 2 January 1892 Burslem Port Vale 4–1 W Derby Junction McGinnes Scarratt Walker Athletic Ground Cobridge 1,000 Friendly 23 January 1892 Walsall Town Swifts 5–2 L Burslem Port Vale McGinnes Walker The Chuckery Walsall 1,000 Friendly 5 March 1892 Burslem Port Vale 0–0 D Burton Swifts Athletic Ground Cobridge 1,500 Friendly 15 April 1892 Burslem Port Vale 4–1 W Leek McGinnes Walker others Athletic Ground Cobridge poor Friendly 16 April 1892 Burslem Port Vale Bootle Athletic Ground Cobridge Friendly 18 April 1892 Burslem Port Vale 1–0 W Stoke Dean Athletic Ground Cobridge 2,000 Friendly 23 April 1892 Bootle 3–2 L Burslem Port Vale Dean Farrington Hawthorne Road Bootle Friendly 30 April 1892 Northwich Victoria 6–1 L Burslem Port Vale McGinnes Drill Field Northwich 2,000 Squad statistics Appearances and goals Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; FB – Full back; HB – Half back; FW – Forward Midland League FA Cup Birmingham Senior Cup Staffordshire Senior Cup Challenge Cup Friendlies GK John Davies 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 GK ENG Joe Frail 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 GK Levi Higginson 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 GK Nixon 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 GK Keeley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 FB ENG James Clutton 20 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 18 0 FB C. McAlpine 20 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 16 0 HB SCO Bob McCrindle 19 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 16 0 FB ENG Albert Skinner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 HB ENG Billy Elson 16 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 15 0 HB ENG Billy Delves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 HB ENG Fred Farrington 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 1 HB Fredericks 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 HB ENG Jos Randles 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 HB ENG George Shutt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 HB Warburton 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 FW ENG Billy Beats 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 FW George Booth 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 FW S Bullock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Dick Danks 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 FW ENG Meshach Dean 19 6 1 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 16 4 FW ENG Jimmy Ditchfield 12 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 8 1 FW Hatton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 FW Hodgkinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW W. Jones 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2 FW J Keeling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 FW SCO Frank McGinnes 20 18 1 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 19 16 FW G McHarg 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 FW ENG John Nash 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 FW ENG Arthur Pimlott 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 FW M Regan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 FW ENG Billy Reynolds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 FW ENG Jimmy Scarratt 12 6 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 14 5 FW Tommy Walker 9 4 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 8 4 |} Top scorers PlacePositionNationNameMidland LeagueFA CupOtherTotal1FWScotlandFrank McGinnes18017352FWEnglandMeshach Dean60713–FWTommy Walker409134FWEnglandJimmy Scarratt615125FWEnglandJimmy Ditchfield11246FWEnglandArthur Pimlott1023–FWW. Jones10238HBEnglandBilly Elson20029FWEnglandBilly Beats1001–FWGeorge Booth1001–HBEnglandFred Farrington0011–FWEnglandJohn Nash1001–––Scrimmage3036–––Own goals1034TOTALS4625199 Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1891 HB Fredericks Free transfer Kent Jeff Port Vale Personalities Witan Books 1996 0-9529152-0-0 1891 FW Hodgkinson Free transfer 1891 FW ENG Arthur Pimlott Free transfer Summer 1891 HB ENG Billy Delves Free transfer Summer 1891 FW ENG Jimmy Scarratt Wellington St. George's Free transfer Summer 1891 HB ENG George Shutt Hanley Town Free transfer Summer 1891 HB Warburton Free transfer Autumn 1891 FW ENG Billy Beats Port Hill Victoria Free transfer Autumn 1891 GK ENG Joe Frail Free transfer September 1891 FW G McHarg Burslem Port Vale Free transfer December 1891 FW Tommy Walker Free transfer 1892 FW S Bullock Free transfer 1892 FW M Regan Free transfer March 1892 FW Hatton Wellington Town Free transfer Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. Spring 1892 HB Fredericks Released Spring 1892 FW Hatton Released Spring 1892 HB Warburton Released 1892 FW George Booth Released 1892 GK John Davies Newton Heath Released 1892 FW Hodgkinson Released 1892 GK Keeley Released 1892 FW Keeling Released 1892 FB C. McAlpine Darlington Free transfer 1892 FW G McHarg Released 1892 GK Nixon Released 1892 FW ENG Billy Reynolds Released References Specific General Kent, Jeff Jeff Kent (author) The Port Vale Record 1879-1993 Witan Books 1993 0-9508981-9-8 Category:Port Vale F.C. seasons Burslem Port Vale