James Peake (footballer)

James Peake
Personal information
Full name James Peake
Playing position Inside-left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1897–1899 Crewe Alexandra 71 (17)
1897–1899 Burslem Port Vale 52 (16)
1899–1900 Millwall Athletic
1900–1901 Burslem Port Vale 28 (7)
Total 150+ (40+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

James Peake was a footballer who played inside-left for Burslem Port Vale and Millwall Athletic.

Playing career

Peake signed for Midland Football League side Burslem Port Vale from Crewe Alexandra in January 1987. The club were re-elected to the Football League in summer 1898, and Peake was top scorer for the 1898–99 season with 17 strikes, 11 of which came in the Second Division.[1] He scored against Barnsley, Small Heath, and Manchester City; scored twice in games against Loughborough and Blackpool, and also scored four goals past Blackpool at the Athletic Ground on 21 January 1899.[1] He also hit three goals in the qualifying stages of the FA Cup, hitting two past Wellington Town and one past Burton Wanderers.[1]

In May 1899, he left for Millwall Athletic, then a Southern League club.[1] After helping the club to a seventh-place finish in 1899–1900, he returned to Burslem Port Vale in summer 1900.[1] He bagged seven goals in 31 league and cup games in 1900–01, finding the net against Burnley, Gainsborough Trinity, Burton Swifts, Stockport County, Chesterfield (twice), and New Brighton Tower. He departed the club again, never to return to the Football League.[1] He made a total of 98 appearances (50 in the Football League) and scored 30 goals (18 in the Football League) for Burslem Port Vale within two spells.[2]

Statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra1893–94Second Division17530205
1894–95Second Division29520315
1895–96Second Division25780337
Total 71171308417
Burslem Port Vale1896–97Midland League12300123
1897–98Midland League17240212
1898–99Second Division2211332514
1900–01Second Division28710297
Total 7923838726

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 226. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
  2. ↑ Kent, Jeff (1993). The Port Vale Record 1879–1993. Witan Books. pp. 44–53. ISBN 0-9508981-9-8.
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