1900–01 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Burslem Port Vale 1900–01 Sam Gleaves Secretary Robert Audley Athletic Ground Football League Second Division 9th (33 Points) FA Cup Intermediate Round(eliminated by New Brighton Tower) Birmingham Senior Cup First Round(eliminated by Stoke) Staffordshire Senior Cup Quarter-finals(eliminated by Stoke) Adrian Capes (10) Adrian Capes (11) 5,000 vs Walsall, 25 December 1900 300 vs Burton Swifts, 30 March 1901 2,087+ 4–0 and 5–1 1–6 vs. Grimsby Town, 8 September 1900 _red_stripes _red_stripes _red_stripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000080 000080 _lightbluehalf 8B0000 8B0000 00BFFF FFFFFF 8B0000 1899–1900 1901–02 The 1900–01 season was Burslem Port Vale's third consecutive season (seventh overall) of football in the English Football League.Kent Jeff The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale Witan Books 1990 50–70 The Hopeless Struggle (1898-1907) 0-9508981-4-7 Under the stewardship of chairman Robert Audley and secretary Sam Gleaves, the side secured a ninth-place finish (33 points) after 34 league fixtures, producing a balanced record of 11 wins, 11 draws, and 12 losses, scoring 45 goals and conceding 47. In the FA Cup, Vale were eliminated in the First Round Proper following a defeat by New Brighton Tower; they also bowed out early in both the Birmingham Senior Cup and Staffordshire Senior Cup, suffering losses to Potteries derby rivals Stoke in the opening rounds. New signings included veteran defender Tommy Clare and inside-left James Peake, who helped stabilise the side after the previous season's player exodus; Adrian Capes emerged as the club's leading scorer, with seven league goals. The defence earned praise for being “consistent and sturdy,” and Bert Eardley was described as "one of the best outside‑rights Port Vale have ever had" following a draw with New Brighton Tower. Financially, the club endured another loss, approximately £73, which contributed to mounting debt of around £1,000, despite heavily reduced playing expenditures and a modest increase in local youth participation to control costs. thumb|right|Midfielder Bert Eardley had another solid season. thumb|right|Ever-present George Price. thumb|The Burslem Port Vale team in 1901. Overview Second Division The pre-season saw the return of Stoke legend Tommy Clare, now aged 35, and inside-left James Peake, following a season with Millwall Athletic. Otherwise local lads filled the void left by the stars that were sold off in the previous season. Only one point was gained in the opening three games, which included a 1–0 defeat to newly-elected Stockport County and a 6–1 thrashing at Grimsby Town. The team achieved a 2–0 victory over Lincoln City on 15 September, though only 2,000 turned out to the Athletic Ground to witness it. Heavy defeats on the road followed, however, as 4–0 losses came at Newton Heath and Middlesbrough. Vale achieved a surprise 1–0 win over league leaders Burnley on 13 October, though only 1,000 spectators were in attendance. A point away at Chesterfield followed despite the team playing with a man down for the first half as Danny Simpson had missed his train. Five games without victory ended with a 2–0 triumph at Burton Swifts after Vale had signed forward Adrian Capes from them. The victory heralded an upturn in results, and Vale rose to eighth place heading into Christmas. The team were winning at Small Heath on 29 December when Billy Heames had to be carried from the field following a foul; Small Heath used the man advantage to equalise and went on to win the game amid protestation from the Vale players that the hosts were wearing boots with sharp studs, as evidenced by circled cuts in James Peake's knees. The team remain in good form, however, losing just one of their next seven games to leave themselves in sixth position by 9 March. The sole defeat came at league leaders Burnley, who were accused of employing "shady tactics". New player Bert Eardley was described as "one of the best outside-rights Port Vale have ever had" following a 1–1 draw at fourth-placed New Brighton Tower. The side fell to a 2–0 defeat to Middlesbrough on 11 March, however, which was the first home loss in the league since 17 November. The league campaign came to a close with three victories in four games, including a 4–0 home win over Burton Swifts in front of a crowd of just 300. They ended the season in ninth place, having achieved just one point fewer than the previous season despite a greatly reduced playing budget. Capes finished as the top scorer, with Peake, Eardley, and Price contributing seven goals each. Goalkeeper Alfred Maybury made his debut on 8 September and never missed a match after that, though he was still released at the season's end (later joining Chesterfield). Eight other players managed at least 30 appearances (out of a possible 37), with George Price an ever-present. The defence was described as "consistent and sturdy", and Peake, Eardley, and Capes were praised for the turnaround in results. The policy of local youth continued, having been successful throughout the campaign. James Peake and Alfred Maybury departed, and full-back Frank Stokes was sold to Reading; but otherwise the original team was retained. Finances Financially, the club lost £73, which added to their £1,000 debt. Taking note from the previous campaign, the playing budget was reduced by over £750, though gate receipts dropped a further £235. Poor weather was blamed for the miserable support. The Shilling Fund raised only £47. Cup competitions In the FA Cup, a 3–1 home defeat was recorded to Second Division rivals New Brighton Tower in the opening round. The club also exited both the Birmingham Senior Cup and the Staffordshire Senior Cup at the first round stage with defeats to Potteries derby rivals Stoke. Results Football League Second Division 1900–01 Football League League table Second Division y BPV Results by matchday table b Round Ground H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H Result D/L/L/W/L/D/L/W/D/D/D/L/L/W/W/L/W/D/D/L/D/W/W/L/W/D/D/L/D/L/W/L/W/W Position 9/12/17/12/16/16/16/16/14/15/14/15/15/12/11/11/9/8/9/11/11/9/7/8/7/7/6/7/8/8/8/9/9/9 Points 1/1/1/3/3/4/4/6/7/8/9/9/9/11/13/13/15/16/17/17/18/20/22/22/24/25/26/26/27/27/29/29/31/33 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss gold green1 red1 StattoPort Vale 1900–1901 : Results & Fixtures https://web.archive.org/web/20100420062614/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/port-vale/1900-1901/results 20 April 2010 . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 28 April 2012. Matches 1 1 September 1900 Port Vale 2–2 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-small-heath-01-september-1900-200916/ Small Heath Price Beech Aston Main Athletic Ground Cobridge 3,000 2 3 September 1900 Port Vale 0–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-stockport-county-03-september-1900-203636/ Stockport County Smith pen. Athletic Ground Cobridge 2,000 3 8 September 1900 Grimsby Town 6–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/grimsby-town-v-port-vale-08-september-1900-203413/ Port Vale Price Blundell Park Cleethorpes 4,000 4 15 September 1900 Port Vale 2–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-lincoln-city-15-september-1900-203015/ Lincoln City Price Aston Athletic Ground Cobridge 2,000 5 22 September 1900 Newton Heath 4–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/manchester-united-v-port-vale-22-september-1900-203541/ Port Vale Schofield Leigh Grundy Grundy Leigh Schofield Bank Street Clayton, Manchester 5,000 6 29 September 1900 Port Vale 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-glossop-north-end-29-september-1900-202249/ Glossop Athletic Ground Cobridge 2,000 7 6 October 1900 Middlesbrough 4–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/middlesbrough-v-port-vale-06-october-1900-203500/ Port Vale Brown Robertson Wardrope Linthorpe Road Middlesbrough 8,000 8 13 October 1900 Port Vale 1–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-burnley-13-october-1900-201412/ Burnley Peake Athletic Ground Cobridge 1,000 9 20 October 1900 Chesterfield 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/chesterfield-town-v-port-vale-20-october-1900-203545/ Port Vale Price Saltergate Chesterfield, Derbyshire 2,000 10 27 October 1900 Leicester Fosse 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/leicester-city-v-port-vale-27-october-1900-203430/ Port Vale Filbert Street Leicester 9,000 11 3 November 1900 Port Vale 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-grimsby-town-03-november-1900-202507/ Grimsby Town Athletic Ground Cobridge 3,000 12 10 November 1900 Gainsborough Trinity 2–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/gainsborough-trinity-v-port-vale-10-november-1900-203521/ Port Vale Peake The Northolme Gainsborough, Lincolnshire 13 17 November 1900 Port Vale 1–3 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-new-brighton-tower-17-november-1900-203347/ New Brighton Tower Capes Athletic Ground Cobridge 2,000 14 24 November 1900 Burton Swifts 0–2 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/burton-swifts-v-port-vale-24-november-1900-203504/ Port Vale Peake Steadman Peel Croft Burton upon Trent 600 15 1 December 1900 Port Vale 3–2 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-barnsley-01-december-1900-200839/ Barnsley Capes Lander Heames Athletic Ground Cobridge 16 8 December 1900 Woolwich Arsenal 3–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-port-vale-08-december-1900-203475/ Port Vale Place Blackwood Manor Ground Plumstead, Greenwich 7,000 17 15 December 1900 Port Vale 4–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-blackpool-15-december-1900-200960/ Blackpool Price Capes Boullemier Eardley Athletic Ground Cobridge 2,000 18 22 December 1900 Stockport County 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/stockport-county-v-port-vale-22-december-1900-203534/ Port Vale Earp Peake Green Lane Stockport 19 25 December 1900 Port Vale 2–2 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-walsall-25-december-1900-203827/ Walsall Eardley Heames Athletic Ground Cobridge 5,000 20 29 December 1900 Small Heath 2–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/small-heath-v-port-vale-29-december-1900-203451/ Port Vale McRoberts Lander Muntz Street Small Heath 6,000 21 12 January 1901 Lincoln City 2–2 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/lincoln-city-v-port-vale-12-january-1901-203477/ Port Vale Simpson Capes Sincil Bank Lincoln 2,000 22 19 January 1901 Port Vale 2–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-manchester-united-19-january-1901-203201/ Newton Heath Capes Athletic Ground Cobridge 1,000 23 9 February 1901 Glossop 1–2 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/glossop-north-end-v-port-vale-09-february-1901-203538/ Port Vale Eardley Beech North Road Glossop 4,000 24 16 February 1901 Burnley 1–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/burnley-v-port-vale-16-february-1901-203444/ Port Vale Turf Moor Burnley 4,000 25 23 February 1901 Port Vale 5–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-chesterfield-town-23-february-1901-201801/ Chesterfield Peake Boullemier Heames Eardley Athletic Ground Cobridge 1,000 26 2 March 1901 Port Vale 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-leicester-city-02-march-1901-202683/ Leicester Fosse Athletic Ground Cobridge 2,000 27 9 March 1901 New Brighton Tower 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/new-brighton-tower-v-port-vale-09-march-1901-203536/ Port Vale Peake Tower Athletic Ground New Brighton, Merseyside 3,000 28 11 March 1901 Port Vale 0–2 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-middlesbrough-11-march-1901-203300/ Middlesbrough Davidson Robertson Athletic Ground Cobridge 4,000 29 16 March 1901 Port Vale 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-gainsborough-trinity-16-march-1901-202116/ Gainsborough Trinity Simpson Athletic Ground Cobridge 30 23 March 1901 Walsall 2–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/walsall-v-port-vale-23-march-1901-203458/ Port Vale Capes Fellows Park Walsall 2,000 31 30 March 1901 Port Vale 4–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-burton-swifts-30-march-1901-201546/ Burton Swifts Price Capes Simpson Athletic Ground Cobridge 300 32 5 April 1901 Blackpool 2–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/blackpool-v-port-vale-05-april-1901-203432/ Port Vale Capes Bloomfield Road Blackpool 800 33 6 April 1901 Barnsley 1–3 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/barnsley-v-port-vale-06-april-1901-203544/ Port Vale Eardley Capes Oakwell Barnsley 34 13 April 1901 Port Vale 1–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-woolwich-arsenal-13-april-1901-200649/ Woolwich Arsenal Eardley Athletic Ground Cobridge 1,000 FA Cup 1900–01 FA Cup Intermediate round 1 January 1901 Port Vale 1–3 L New Brighton Tower Capes Athletic Ground Cobridge 3,000 Birmingham Senior Cup 1R 24 September 1900 Stoke 1–0 L Port Vale Victoria Ground Stoke-upon-Trent 1,500 Staffordshire Senior Cup Quarter-final 22 October 1900 Stoke 2–0 L Port Vale Victoria Ground Stoke-upon-Trent Squad statistics Appearances and goals Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; FB – Full back; HB – Half back; FW – Forward Second Division FA Cup Other GK ENG Alfred Maybury 32 0 1 0 2 0 GK Tom Poole 2 0 0 0 0 0 FB ENG Tommy Clare 5 0 0 0 0 0 FB ENG Tom Davies 29 0 1 0 2 0 FB ENG Ernest Mullineux 1 0 0 0 0 0 FB ENG Frank Stokes 32 0 1 0 2 0 HB Jim Beech 31 2 1 0 2 0 HB ENG Lucien Boullemier 29 2 1 0 2 0 HB Patrick Gallagher 1 0 0 0 0 0 HB W. H. Machin 4 0 0 0 0 0 HB ENG Robert Seaton 12 0 0 0 2 0 HB Thomas Wainwright 14 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Adrian Capes 24 10 1 1 0 0 FW ENG Bert Eardley 27 7 1 0 2 0 FW ENG Billy Heames 33 3 1 0 2 0 FW John Henshall 5 0 0 0 1 0 FW ENG Tommy Lander 12 2 1 0 0 0 FW ENG Alfred Pankhurst 5 0 0 0 0 0 FW James Peake 28 7 1 0 2 0 FW ENG George Price 34 7 1 0 2 0 FW ENG Howard Round 1 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Danny Simpson 6 3 0 0 1 0 FW ENG Joseph Steadman 3 1 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed the club during the season: FW Tommy Aston 4 1 0 0 0 0 |} Top scorers PlacePositionNationNameSecond DivisionFA CupOtherTotal1FWEnglandAdrian Capes1010112FWEnglandBert Eardley7007–FWJames Peake7007–FWEnglandGeorge Price70075FWEnglandDanny Simpson3003–FWEnglandBilly Heames30037FWEnglandTommy Lander2002–HBJim Beech2002–HBEnglandLucien Boullemier200210FWTommy Aston1001–FWEnglandJoseph Steadman1001TOTALS451046 Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. Summer 1900 FW James Peake Millwall Athletic Free transfer Kent Jeff Port Vale Personalities Witan Books 1996 0-9529152-0-0 May 1900 FW Tommy Aston Ironbridge Free transfer May 1900 HB Patrick Gallagher Smallthorne United Free transfer May 1900 FW John Henshall Hanley Swifts Free transfer May 1900 GK ENG Alfred Maybury Nantwich Free transfer May 1900 FB ENG Ernest Mullineux Burslem Park Free transfer May 1900 FW ENG Alfred Pankhurst Smallthorne Free transfer July 1900 FW ENG Howard Round Tunstall Casuals Free transfer August 1900 HB ENG Albert Cook North Staffs Nomads Free transfer November 1900 FW ENG Adrian Capes Burton Swifts Free transfer March 1901 HB ENG Harry Croxton Burslem Park Free transfer April 1901 FW Leonard Jones Eastwood Free transfer Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. September 1900 FW Tommy Aston Released Summer 1901 MF S. E. Bayley Released Summer 1901 FB ENG Tommy Clare Retired Summer 1901 HB Patrick Gallagher Released Summer 1901 FW John Henshall Released Summer 1901 GK ENG Alfred Maybury Chesterfield Released Summer 1901 FW ENG Alfred Pankhurst Smallthorne Released Summer 1901 FW James Peake Released Summer 1901 GK Tom Poole Released Summer 1901 FW ENG Howard Round Released Summer 1901 GK William Saunders Released Summer 1901 HB ENG Robert Seaton Released Summer 1901 FB ENG Thomas Spilsbury Retired Summer 1901 FW ENG Joseph Steadman Released Summer 1901 FB ENG Frank Stokes Reading Free transfer 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