Jimmy Ditchfield
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James H. Ditchfield[1] | ||
| Playing position | Inside-left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rossendale | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1886–1896 | Burslem Port Vale | 60 | (20) |
| Total | 60 | (20) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
James H. "Jimmy" Ditchfield was a footballer who played at inside-left for Burslem Port Vale between 1886 and 1896.
Playing career
Ditchfield joined Burslem Port Vale from Rossendale in the summer of 1886.[1] On his debut game, Vale lost 7–0 to Preston North End in a friendly.[1] He soon became a regular though, and with eight strikes was top-scorer for the 1888–89 season, and in 1891 he helped the side share the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup.[1] He converted to a central defensive position in September 1892, and played there 11 times in the first ever season of the Football League Second Division.[1] However he picked up an ankle injury, and, other one appearance in the 1895–96 season, was not seen again at the Athletic Ground.[1]
Statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1886–87 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 32 | 18 |
| 1887–88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 36 | 14 | ||
| 1888–89 | Combination | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 38 | 12 | |
| 1889–90 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 16 | 42 | 16 | |
| 1890–91 | Midland League | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 44 | 21 | |
| 1891–92 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 4 | ||
| 1892–93 | Second Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1893–94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1894–95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1895–96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 60 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 168 | 64 | 230 | 85 | ||
Honours
- with Port Vale
- North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup winners: 1891