James Holdcroft

English footballer

James HoldcroftPersonal information

Date of birth|  1874
Place of birth|  Burslem, England
Date of death|  1926 (aged 51-52)
Position(s)|  Half-back
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1894–1897|  Burslem Port Vale|  52|  (0)
Total|  |  52|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James H. Holdcroft (1874 – 1926) was a footballer who played for Burslem Port Vale in the mid-1890s.

## Career[edit]

Holdcroft joined Burslem Port Vale in March 1894.[1] He made 12 Second Division appearances in the 1894–95 season and played 24 league and two FA Cup games in the 1895–96 campaign, as Vale lost their Football League status.[1] He played 16 Midland League matches, before he was released from the Athletic Ground at the end of the 1896–97 season.[1]

## Career statistics[edit]

Source:[2]

Club  | Season  | Division  | League  | FA Cup | Other  | Total

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Burslem Port Vale | 1894–95 | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0
1895–96 | Second Division | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0
1896–97 | Midland League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0
Total  | 52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 0

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 139\. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. ^ James Holdcroft at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals