Michael Curley (footballer)

Michael Curley (15 May 1912 – 1973) was an English footballer who played for Northwich Victoria, Manchester City, Port Vale, Colwyn Bay, and Macclesfield Town in the 1930s.

Michael Curley

Personal information
Full name	Michael Curley[1]
Date of birth	(1912-05-15)15 May 1912[1]
Place of birth	Northwich, England[1]
Date of death	1973 (aged 60–61)[1]
Place of death	Ashton-under-Lyne, England[1]
Playing position(s)	Half-back
Youth career
	Northwich Victoria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934–1935	Manchester City	0	(0)
1935–1936	Port Vale	27	(1)
1936–193?	Colwyn Bay
193?–193?	Macclesfield Town	2	(0)
193?–193?	Northwich Victoria
1937–1940	Mossley
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Curley played for Northwich Victoria and Manchester City, before joining Port Vale in May 1935.[1] He played 24 Second Division and three FA Cup games in the 1935–36 season, and scored one goal in a 2–1 victory over Charlton Athletic at The Old Recreation Ground on 16 September.[1] The "Valiants" were relegated and Curley fell out of the first team picture, featuring in just three Third Division North games in the 1936–37 season.[1] He transferred to Colwyn Bay in November 1936, and later moved on to Macclesfield Town but only featured in the opening two games of 1937–38 Cheshire County League season and after spending time in the reserves he returned to Northwich Victoria.[2] Between 1937 and 1940 he played 64 games for Mossley.[3]

Statistics

Source:[4][5]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City	1934–35	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
Port Vale	1935–36	Second Division	24	1	6	0	30	1
	1936–37	Third Division North	3	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		27	1	6	0	33	1
Macclesfield Town	1937–38	Cheshire County League	2	0	0	0	2	0

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 74. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "Profile". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
3. "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
4. Michael Curley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
5. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.