Edward Proctor

Edward Proctor
Personal information
Full name Edward Proctor[1]
Date of birth 1870
Place of birth Barlaston, England[1]
Date of death 1944 (aged 74)[1]
Playing position Inside-right
Youth career
Leek
Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1895–1896 Stoke 3 (2)
1896–1897 Burslem Port Vale 13 (3)
Total 16 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Edward Proctor (1870 – 1944) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.[1]

Playing career

Proctor played for Leek and Royal Dublin Fusiliers before joining league club Stoke in 1895.[1] He played three times for Stoke in 1895–96 scoring twice against The Wednesday and Preston North End.[1] He then moved onto Midland Football League club and nearby rivals Burslem Port Vale in October 1896.[2] He scored on his debut, in a 1–1 draw with Dresden United at the Athletic Ground in a Staffordshire Senior Cup preliminary round match on 10 October 1896.[2] He was a first team regular until he lost his place in January 1897 and was most likely released at the end of the season.[2]

Career statistics

Club Division Season League FA Cup Staffordshire Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke First Division 1895–96 32000032
Burslem Port Vale Midland League 1896–97 1332021171
Career Total 1652021206

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. 1 2 3 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 241. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
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