James Holdcroft
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1874 | ||
| Place of birth | Burslem, England | ||
| Date of death | 1926 (aged 51–52) | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1894–1897 | Burslem Port Vale | 52 | (0) |
| Total | 52 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James H. Holdcroft (1874–1926) was a footballer who played for Burslem Port Vale in the mid-1890s.
Career
[edit]Holdcroft joined Burslem Port Vale in March 1894.[1] He made 12 Second Division appearances in the 1894–95 season and played 24 league and two FA Cup games in the 1895–96 campaign, as Vale lost their Football League status.[1] He played 16 Midland League matches, before he was released from the Athletic Ground at the end of the 1896–97 season.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Source:[2]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1894–95 | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1895–96 | Second Division | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 1896–97 | Midland League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 139. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ James Holdcroft at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)