Vic Horrocks
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Horrocks[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1884[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Goldenhill, Staffordshire, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 7 January 1922 (aged 37-38)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Burslem Park Boys | |||
| Goldenhill Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1904 | Stoke | 0 | (0) |
| Talke United | |||
| Sandyford | |||
| Goldenhill United | |||
| 1905–1907 | Burslem Port Vale | 33 | (2) |
| Goldenhill United | |||
| 1908–1911 | Stoke | 19 | (8) |
| 1911–1912 | Port Vale | 4 | (0) |
| Congleton Town | |||
| Total | 56+ | (10+) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Victor "Vic" Horrocks (1884 – 7 January 1922) was an English footballer who played football in Staffordshire, most notable with Stoke and Port Vale.
Playing career
Horrocks played for local sides Goldenhill Wanderers, Stoke (without playing a first team game), Talke United, Sandyford and Goldenhill United, before signing with Burslem Port Vale in April 1905.[1] He scored on his debut at outside-left in a 3–1 defeat by Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park on 15 April.[1] Six days later he scored in a 3–2 win over Gainsborough Trinity at the Athletic Ground, and ended the 1904–05 season with two goals in four Second Division games.[1] He played 19 league and two FA Cup games in the 1905–06 campaign, and featured just ten times in the 1906–07 season as he was affected by injury.[1] The club suffered a financial crisis and went into liquidation in summer 1907, and was forced to release all its players, including Horrocks.[1] He returned to Goldenhill United, before re-joining Stoke. He opened his account for the "Potters" on 10 October 1908, claiming two goals in a 7–0 win over Wellington Town at the Victoria Ground, and went on to score six goals in 19 appearances in the 1908–09 season for the Birmingham & District League side. He featured in just one FA Cup game in the 1909–10 season and played only one Southern League game in the 1910–11 campaign. He scored a hat-trick in his final appearance for Stoke, a 3–0 win over Chesham Town on 5 November 1910. He rejoined Port Vale in September 1911.[1] However, he played just four Central League games before getting released for a second time, most likely in 1912.[1] He moved on to Congleton Town before dying in his late 30s.[1]