Arden Maddison

John Arden Brown Maddison (12 February 1900 – 19 August 1987) was an English footballer who played at half-back for Stoke, Port Vale, Oldham Athletic, Gresley Rovers and Sutton Town.

Arden Maddison

Personal information
Full name	John Arden Brown Maddison[1]
Date of birth	(1900-02-12)12 February 1900[1]
Place of birth	Usworth, Washington, England[1]
Date of death	19 August 1987(1987-08-19) (aged 87)[1]
Place of death	Rugeley, England[1]
Playing position(s)	Half-back
Youth career
1922	Usworth Colliery
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1923–1924	Stoke	1	(0)
1924–1927	Port Vale	53	(1)
1927–1929	Oldham Athletic	6	(0)
1929–1931	Burton Town
1931–1933	Prescot Cables
1933–1934	Mansfield Town	0	(0)
1934–1935	Nîmes
1935–1936	Gresley Rovers	53	(2)
1936–1937	Sutton Town
1937	Gresley Rovers
Total		113+	(3+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Maddison played for Usworth Colliery, before joining Stoke in 1923. His one appearance for Stoke came in a 0–0 draw with Stockport County at the Victoria Ground on 2 February 1924.[2] He was released at the end of the 1923–24 season and joined local Second Division rivals Port Vale in October 1924.[1] He played just eight games in the 1924–25 season, before making 30 appearances in the 1925–26 campaign.[1] He scored his first senior goal on 9 October 1926, in a 2–1 defeat to Notts County at Meadow Lane.[1] However, he fractured a collarbone in November 1926 and missed the rest of the 1926–27 season.[1] He was released from his contract at The Old Recreation Ground in May 1927, and moved on to Oldham Athletic, Gresley Rovers and Sutton Town.[1][3]

Statistics

Source:[4]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke	1923–24	Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Port Vale	1924–25	Second Division	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	1925–26	Second Division	30	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
	1926–27	Second Division	15	1	0	0	0	0	15	1
	Total		53	1	0	0	0	0	53	1
Oldham Athletic	1927–28	Second Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	1928–29	Second Division	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			60	1	1	0	0	0	61	1

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 181. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
3. "Player Database - John Arden Brown Maddison". Gresley FC Online. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
4. Arden Maddison at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)