Mick Porter

Michael Robert Porter (born 19 May 1945) is an English former footballer who played 14 games at inside-forward for Port Vale between 1964 and 1965.

Mick Porter
Personal information
Full name Michael Robert Porter[1]
Date of birth (1945-05-19) 19 May 1945[1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing position(s) Inside-forward
Youth career
Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1965 Port Vale 13 (2)
Portmadoc
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Porter graduated through the Port Vale youth system to sign professional forms under manager Freddie Steele in July 1962.[1] He made his debut in a goalless draw with Barnsley at Oakwell on 20 April 1964, in the penultimate game of the 1963–64 season.[1] Porter scored his first goal for the "Valiants" on 28 September 1964, in a 2–2 draw with Mansfield Town at Field Mill.[1] He hit his second goal on 21 November, in a 2–0 win at Barnsley.[1] However the club were relegated out of the Third Division at the end of the 1964–65 season, and with 14 league and cup appearances to his name, Porter was handed a free transfer in April 1965 by manager Jackie Mudie, and moved on to Portmadoc,[1] and later Oswestry Town.

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1962–63Third Division00000000
1963–64Third Division20000020
1964–65Third Division1120010122
Total 1320010142
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References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 235. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. Mick Porter at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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