Arden Maddison

Arden Maddison

Personal information
Full name	Arden John Arden Maddison[1]
Date of birth	12 February 1900[1]
Place of birth	Usworth, Washington, England[1]
Date of death	19 August 1987 (aged 87)[1]
Place of death	Rugeley, England[1]
Playing position	Half-back
Youth career
	Usworth Colliery
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1923–1924	Stoke	1	(0)
1924–1927	Port Vale	53	(1)
1927–1929	Oldham Athletic	6	(0)
1933–1937[2]	Gresley Rovers	53	(2)
1934	Mansfield Town	0	(0)
1934–1935	SC Nîmes
1937–19??	Sutton Town
Total		113+	(3+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Arden John Arden Maddison (12 February 1900 – 19 August 1987) was an English footballer who played at half-back for Stoke, Port Vale, Oldham Athletic, Mansfield Town, SC Nîmes (France), Gresley Rovers and Sutton Town.

Playing career

Maddison played for Usworth Colliery, before joining Stoke in 1923. His one appearance for Stoke came in a 0–0 draw with Stockport County at the Victoria Ground on 2 February 1924.^[3] He was released at the end of the 1923–24 season and joined local Second Division rivals Port Vale in October 1924.^[1] He played just eight games in the 1924–25 season, before making 30 appearances in the 1925–26 campaign.^[1] He scored his first senior goal on 9 October 1926, in a 2–1 defeat to Notts County at Meadow Lane.^[1] However he fractured a collarbone in November 1926 and missed the rest of the 1926–27 season.^[1] He was released from his contract at The Old Recreation Ground in May 1927, and moved on to Oldham Athletic, Mansfield Town, SC Nîmes (in France), Gresley Rovers and Sutton Town.^[1]

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 181. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "Player Database - John Arden Brown Maddison". Gresley FC Online. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
3. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.