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1893–94 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season

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The 1893–94 season was Burslem Port Vale's second consecutive season of football in the English Football League. Winning their opening seven league games, Vale seemed destined for First Division football. However, they won just six of their final 22 games and ended up in mid-table.[1] Their remarkable start to the season has not been equalled by any Vale team to date, and counting the previous season's final game, which was a victory, their streak of eight league wins is still a club record. Vale had remedied their scoring trouble, with five players besting the previous season's top scorer tally of five goals.

Burslem Port Vale
1893–94 season
StadiumAthletic Ground
Football League Second Division7th (30 Points)
FA CupFirst Qualifying Round
(knocked out by Burton Swifts)
Birmingham Senior CupSecond Round
(knocked out by West Bromwich Albion)
Staffordshire Senior CupSecond Round
(knocked out by Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Beats (16)
All: Billy Beats (20)
Highest home attendance5,000 vs Liverpool, 7 April 1894
Lowest home attendance500 vs Grimsby Town, 4 December 1893
Average home league attendance2,185+
Biggest win5–0 (twice) and 6–1
Biggest defeat1–8 vs. Manchester City, 7 October 1893
Vale official, and future chairman Sam Bennion was forced to take to the field when the club ran short of players.

It was one of the club's most successful seasons, only in 1930–31 did Port Vale finish higher than seventh in the second tier of the Football League. With 16 teams in the First Division, Vale finished in 23rd place overall, their highest-ever ranking at the end of any season.

Overview

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Second Division

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Future England international goalkeeper, Tom Baddeley, made his debut in the league for Vale in this season.

September 1893 was a perfect month for the "Valeites", achieving as they did seven wins out of seven games, scoring 30 goals in the process.[1] Although two of these came against whipping boys Northwich Victoria, they did take apart eventual runners-up Small Heath 5–0. However, this run came to an end with an 8–1 collapse at a highly physical Manchester City.[1] During this run, on 9 September 1893, Lewis Campbell became the first Vale player to score a hat-trick, and also four goals in one game, as his team brushed aside Walsall Town Swifts 5–0.[1] Seven days later, Vale defeated Crewe Alexandra 4–2, with it reported that their opposition "half-backs were guilty of kicking too hard, while the forwards showed no combination".[2]

They finished the season with a respectable 2–1 defeat to champions Liverpool at Anfield. Vale racked up 30 points, 10 points away from both the chance of promotion and the risk of relegation. Meshach Dean, Bob McCrindle, Billy Beats, and Alf Wood were all ever-presents, with Jimmy Scarratt and Lewis Campbell missing just one game each. At the end of the season, McCrindle moved South, and Campbell also left the area due to his wife not liking Burslem, though star striker Beats remained.[1]

Cup competitions

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For the second successive season, they exited the FA Cup at the first qualifying stage thanks to a defeat at home to Burton Swifts. In the Staffordshire Senior Cup, they exited in the Second Round to Wolverhampton Wanderers after a 6–4 loss – Billy Beats scored a hat-trick yet still finding himself on the losing side. In the Birmingham Senior Cup, they left in the Second Round after a 3–1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion.

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
5 Grimsby Town 28 15 2 11 71 58 1.224 32
6 Burton Swifts 28 14 3 11 79 61 1.295 31
7 Burslem Port Vale 28 13 4 11 66 64 1.031 30
8 Lincoln City 28 11 6 11 59 58 1.017 28
9 Woolwich Arsenal 28 12 4 12 52 55 0.945 28
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Burslem Port Vale's score comes first

Football League Second Division

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Main article: 1893–94 Football League

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
GroundHAHHAHHAHAAHAHAHAAAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWWWWWWWLLLWWLWDWLLLWLDLDWLDL
Position5341111124444444444444456667
Source: Statto[3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
2 September 1893 Manchester City H 4–2 2,500 Beats (2), Scarratt, Sands
9 September 1893 Walsall Town Swifts A 5–0 2,000 Campbell (4), Beats
16 September 1893 Crewe Alexandra H 4–2 2,000 Wood (2), Beats, Campbell
18 September 1893 Middlesbrough Ironopolis H 4–0 3,000 Campbell, Beats, Dean, Wood
23 September 1893 Northwich Victoria A 5–1 Campbell (2), Dean, Scarratt, unknown
25 September 1893 Small Heath H 5–0 3,000 Beats (3), Wood, Scarratt
30 September 1893 Northwich Victoria H 3–2 2,500 Wood (2), Beats
7 October 1893 Manchester City A 1–8 6,000 Wood
21 October 1893 Rotherham Town H 2–3 1,000 Dean, Scarratt
26 October 1893 Notts County A 1–6 3,000 Dean
28 October 1893 Rotherham Town A 1–0 2,000 Beats
25 November 1893 Notts County H 1–0 1,000 Wood
2 December 1893 Grimsby Town A 0–4 2,000
4 December 1893 Grimsby Town H 6–1 500 Beats (2), Scarratt (2), Elson, Corfield
9 December 1893 Crewe Alexandra A 1–1 og.
16 December 1893 Burton Swifts H 3–1 Campbell (2), Dean
25 December 1893 Woolwich Arsenal A 1–4 8,000 Wood
30 December 1893 Newcastle United A 1–2 3,000 Beats
1 January 1894 Middlesbrough Ironopolis A 1–3 4,000 unknown
6 January 1894 Woolwich Arsenal H 2–1 900 Dean, Wood
13 January 1894 Burton Swifts A 3–5 2,000 Elson, Dean, Campbell
3 February 1894 Newcastle United H 1–1 2,000 Wood
10 February 1894 Walsall Town Swifts H 1–2 3,000 Beats
24 February 1894 Lincoln City A 2–2 2,000 Beats (2)
10 March 1894 Lincoln City H 5–3 2,000 Campbell (2), Edwards (2), Scarratt
24 March 1894 Small Heath A 0–6 4,000
7 April 1894 Liverpool H 2–2 5,000 Dean, Wood
14 April 1894 Liverpool A 1–2 5,000 Edwards
 
The Burslem Port Vale team in 1894.

FA Cup

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Main article: 1893–94 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Goalscorers
1Q 14 October 1893 Burton Swifts H 3–4 Beats, Dean, Campbell

Birmingham Senior Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
1 20 January 1894 Redditch Town A 4–2 1,350 Scarratt (2), Campbell, Dean
2 12 February 1894 West Bromwich Albion A 1–3 2,100 Wood

Staffordshire Senior Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
2 5 March 1894 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 4–6 2,000 Beats (3), Wood

Player statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Pos. Name League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   Joe Frail 10 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
GK   Tom Baddeley 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
GK   Hugh Mackay 16 0 0 0 2 0 18 0
DF   James Clutton 8 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
DF   George Youds 22 0 1 0 0 0 23 0
DF William Corfield 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
DF   G.S. Eccles 6 0 0 0 3 0 9 0
DF   Sam Bennion 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   John Edwards 6 3 0 0 2 0 8 3
DF Bob Ramsay 16 0 0 0 1 0 17 0
DF William Rhodes 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF   Meshach Dean 28 8 1 1 3 2 32 10
MF   Billy Elson 26 2 1 0 2 0 29 2
MF Fred Farrington 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
MF   Bob McCrindle 28 0 1 0 3 0 32 0
MF   Jimmy Scarratt 27 7 1 0 3 2 31 9
MF James Smith 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
MF   Alf Wood 28 12 1 0 3 2 32 14
MF   Joseph Boughey 5 0 0 0 3 0 8 0
MF   Lewis Campbell 27 13 1 1 3 1 31 15
MF   Alex Sands 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
FW   Billy Beats 28 16 1 1 3 3 32 20
FW   Dick Danks 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
 
Top scorer Billy Beats

Top scorers

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Place Position Nation Name Second Division FA Cup Other Total
1 FW   England Billy Beats 16 1 3 20
2 MF   Scotland Lewis Campbell 13 1 1 15
3 MF   England Alf Wood 12 0 2 14
4 MF   England Meshach Dean 8 1 1 10
5 MF   England Jimmy Scarratt 7 0 2 9
6 DF   England John Edwards 3 0 0 3
7 MF   England Billy Elson 2 0 0 2
8 DF William Corfield 1 0 0 1
– MF   Scotland Alex Sands 1 0 0 1
– – – Unknown 2 0 0 2
– – – Own goals 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 66 3 9 78

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
June 1893 DF   George Samuel Eccles Middleport Free transfer [4]
October 1893 MF   Lewis Campbell Aston Villa Free transfer [4]
October 1893 GK   Hugh Mackay Rotherham Town Free transfer [4]
October 1893 DF   Bob Ramsay Northwich Victoria Free transfer [4]

Transfers out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
September 1893 MF   Alex Sands Released [4]
October 1893 DF   James Clutton Released [4]
May 1894 GK   Hugh Mackay Wigan County Released [4]
May 1894 DF   Bob Ramsay Released [4]
Summer 1894 DF   Sam Bennion Released [4]
Summer 1894 MF   Lewis Campbell Walsall Town Swifts Released [4]
Summer 1894 DF William Corfield Released [4]
Summer 1894 FW   Billy Elson West Manchester Free transfer [4]
Summer 1894 MF   Dick Danks Released [4]
Summer 1894 MF   Fred Farrington Retired [4]
Summer 1894 MF   Bob McCrindle Luton Town Free transfer [4]

References

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Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e Kent, Jeff (1990). "Trying to make the Grade (1888-1898)". The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 26–50. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.
  2. ^ "Read an 1893 match report as Port Vale thrash rivals Crewe". onevalefan.co.uk. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  3. ^ Port Vale 1893–1894 : Results & Fixtures Archived 29 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
General
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