Lewis Ballham

Joseph Lewis Ballham (c.1864 – 1948) was an English footballer. He won the Football Alliance title with Stoke in 1890–91, and also played for Burslem Port Vale. His brother Edgar played a friendly for Port Vale in 1890.

Lewis Ballham
Personal information
Full name Joseph Lewis Ballham[1]
Date of birth c. 1864
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England
Date of death 1948 (aged 83–84)[2]
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England[2]
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
Stoke Locomotive
Stoke
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1888–1890 Burslem Port Vale 16 (6)
1890–1892 Stoke 38 (11)
Total 54 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Ballham played for Stoke Locomotive and Stoke, appearing in the FA Cup in 1886–87 and 1887–88, before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1888.[1] However, he was still under contract to Stoke until the end of September that year and so had to wait until October to make his debut.[1] The contract issue did not go away and in December 1888 he was forced to pay the club £20 damages and costs at £1 a week by the Stoke County Court.[1] Despite this, and the regular football he enjoyed at Vale he returned to their rivals in the summer of 1890.[1] He had scored 29 goals in 70 games in all competitions for the Vale.[1] He scored six goals in 20 Football Alliance games in 1890–91, as Stoke won the league title and regained admittance to the Football League. He scored five goals in 18 Football League games in 1891–92, before departing the Victoria Ground.

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1886–87 – 002020
1887–88 004141
Burslem Port Vale 1888–89 The Combination 16600166
1889–90 – 000000
Stoke 1890–91 Football Alliance 20633239
1891–92 Football League 18551236
Career Total 54171456822

Honours
Stoke
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References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 16. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "search deaths indexes 1837 - 2006". Findmypast.com. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. Lewis Ballham at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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