William Loverseed

William Loverseed

Personal information
Full name	William Henry Loverseed[1]
Date of birth	1876
Place of birth	Basford, Nottinghamshire, England[1]
Date of death	1914 (aged 37–38)[2]
Place of death	Basford, Nottinghamshire, England[2]
Playing position	Centre-forward
Youth career
	Newark
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1902–1905	Burslem Port Vale	36	(6)
Total		36	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

William Henry Loverseed (1876 – 1914) was an English footballer.

Playing career

Loverseed played for Newark before joining Burslem Port Vale in June 1902.^[1] He was a regular during the 1902–03 season, scoring five goals in 30 games, but never had a particularly lengthy first team spell afterwards.^[1] In a 5–0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers on 2 January 1904 he managed to injure himself rather badly in a fall after stepping on the ball.^[1] He was released at the end of the 1904–05 season.^[1]

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 177. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "search deaths indexes 1837 - 2006". Findmypast.com.