Ted Holdcroft

Ted Holdcroft
Personal information
Full name Hugh Edward Holdcroft
Date of birth c. 1882
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England
Date of death 4 February 1952(1952-02-04) (age 69-70)
Place of death Norton le Moors, England
Playing position Central Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1901–1903 Burslem Port Vale 16 (1)
1903–1905 Stoke 43 (11)
Total 59 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Hugh Edward (Ted) Holdcroft (c. 1882 – 4 February 1952) was an English footballer.

Playing career

Holdcroft joined Burslem Port Vale in October 1901. His debut came at centre-half in a goalless home draw with Preston North End on 8 September 1902, he became a regular from the next month until he suffered a toe injury in February 1903 and transferred to local rivals Stoke in March 1903.[1]

After retiring due to an ankle injury and later suffering a serious illness that prevented him finding a job, Vale and Stoke held a benefit match on his behalf on 29 April 1907, the game finished 1–1.[2] This would prove to be Burslem Port Vale's final ever match, as the club were dissolved, only to re-emerge later in the year when Cobridge Church re-named themselves Port Vale F.C.

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burslem Port Vale 1902–03 16 1 2 0 18 2
Stoke 1902–03 1 0 0 0 1 0
1903–04 17 3 0 0 17 3
1904–05 14 3 1 0 15 3
1905–06 11 5 0 0 11 5
Career Total 59 12 3 0 62 12

References

  1. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 139. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200. 
  2. ^ Kent, Jeff (November 1998). The Potteries Derbies. Witan Books. p. 76. ISBN 0952915235.