Fred Belfield

Fred Belfield

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Belfield[1]
Playing position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1893–1899	Burslem Port Vale	43	(13)
Total		43	(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Frederick "Fred" Belfield was a 19th-century footballer who played 51 games (including 31 Midland League and 12 Football League) and scored 10 goals (including 31 Midland League and 3 Football League) for Burslem Port Vale.

Playing career

Belfield joined Burslem Port Vale in September 1893.^[1] He made his debut at the Athletic Ground on 22 September 1894, in a 1–0 win over Walsall Town Swifts, and played one further Second Division games in the 1894–95 season.^[1] He played five games in the 1895–96 campaign, and scored two goals in a 4–2 win over Lincoln City at Sincil Bank on 18 April.^[1] He was a first team regular from October 1896 but broke a leg on 27 November 1897, in a friendly with rivals Stoke.^[1] Once he recovered he barely played and was instead released at the end of the 1898–99 season.^[1]

Statistics

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1894–95	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1895–96		5	2	0	0	0	0	5	2
	1896–97	Midland League	22	7	1	0	4	1	27	8
	1897–98		9	3	1	0	1	2	11	3
	1898–99	Second Division	5	1	0	0	1	0	6	1
Total			43	13	2	0	6	3	51	14

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 23. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.