Enoch Hood

Enoch "Tubby" Hood (10 January 1861 – 2 February 1940) was a founder member of Port Vale F.C. (1876) and was the first recorded team captain (1879). His brothers Jack and Harry, and nephew Edgar also played for Port Vale.

Enoch Hood
Personal information
Date of birth (1861-01-10)10 January 1861
Place of birth Middleport, Staffordshire, England
Date of death 6 February 1940(1940-02-06) (aged 79)
Place of death May Bank, Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Playing position(s) Right winger
Youth career
Porthill Victoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1876–1885 Burslem Port Vale[1]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Hood played for Porthill Victoria before becoming a founder member of Port Vale F.C., probably in 1879. The decision to found a new team was based on the fact that Porthill was inconveniently far away from Hood and a number of other players wished to play closer to home.[2] He was the captain of the first recorded Vale line-up on 9 December 1882, also scoring the goal of the 5–1 defeat to nearby Stoke. He scored in the replayed final of the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1883, which Vale won 4–2. Between November 1884 and April 1885 he played only the occasional match and from that point onwards was mainly a reserve and supporter.[3]

Other work

He worked as a potter for much of his life.[4]

Hood was a lay preacher and member of the Burslem Brotherhood (a Christian social group). He was a highly respected member of the community and his granddaughter, Edna Lamb, had many recollections of his work for charity, including collecting funds to kit out the local brass band for Christmas performances.

Statistics

Source:[5]

Club Season Total
AppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1882–8322
1883–84153
1884–85101
Total 276
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References
  1. In all competitions (including friendlies)
  2. Kent, Jeff (1990). The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale. Witan Books. p. 5.
  3. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 141. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  4. Kent, Jeff (1990). The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale. Witan Books. p. 6.
  5. Enoch Hood at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  • Kent, Jeff. (1991) Port Vale Tales, Witan Books.
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