Arden Maddison

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Arden Maddison
Personal information
Full name John Arden Brown Maddison[1]
Date of birth (1900-02-12)12 February 1900[1]
Place of birth Usworth, Washington, England[1]
Date of death 19 August 1987(1987-08-19) (aged 87)[1]
Place of death Rugeley, England[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Half-back
Youth career
1922 Usworth Colliery
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1924 Stoke 1 (0)
1924–1927 Port Vale 53 (1)
1927–1929 Oldham Athletic 6 (0)
1929–1931 Burton Town
1931–1933 Prescot Cables
1933–1934 Mansfield Town 0 (0)
1934–1935 Nîmes
1935–1936 Gresley Rovers 53 (2)
1936–1937 Sutton Town
1937 Gresley Rovers
Total 113+ (3+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Arden Brown Maddison (12 February 1900 – 19 August 1987) was an English footballer who played at half-back for Stoke, Port Vale, Oldham Athletic, Gresley Rovers and Sutton Town.

Career[edit]

Maddison played for Usworth Colliery, before joining Stoke in 1923. His one appearance for Stoke came in a 0–0 draw with Stockport County at the Victoria Ground on 2 February 1924.[3] He was released at the end of the 1923–24 season and joined local Second Division rivals Port Vale in October 1924.[1] He played just eight games in the 1924–25 season, before making 30 appearances in the 1925–26 campaign.[1] He scored his first senior goal on 9 October 1926, in a 2–1 defeat to Notts County at Meadow Lane.[1] However, he fractured a collarbone in November 1926 and missed the rest of the 1926–27 season.[1] He was released from his contract at The Old Recreation Ground in May 1927, and moved on to Oldham Athletic, Gresley Rovers and Sutton Town.[1][4]

Career statistics[edit]

Source:[5]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke 1923–24 Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Port Vale 1924–25 Second Division 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
1925–26 Second Division 30 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
1926–27 Second Division 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
Total 53 1 0 0 0 0 53 1
Oldham Athletic 1927–28 Second Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1928–29 Second Division 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Total 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 60 1 1 0 0 0 61 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 181. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ "Athletic News". 17 August 1925. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  4. ^ "Player Database - John Arden Brown Maddison". Gresley FC Online. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  5. ^ Arden Maddison at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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