Ebenezer Grant

Ebenezer Grant (1882 – 1962) was an English footballer who played five games in the English Football League for Burslem Port Vale in 1906.

Ebenezer Grant

Personal information
Full name	Ebenezer Grant
Date of birth	1882
Place of birth	Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Date of death	1962 (aged 79–80)
Place of death	Wantage, Berkshire, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position(s)	Left winger
Youth career
	Tunstall Park
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1906–1907	Burslem Port Vale	5	(1)
Total		5	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Grant played for Tunstall Park before joining Burslem Port Vale as an amateur in January 1906.[1] His debut came in a 5–0 loss to Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on 20 January.[1] He scored his first goal in the English Football League on 24 February, in a 4–1 win over Burton United at the Athletic Ground.[1] However, he played only five Second Division games in the 1905–06 season before being released, probably in 1907.[1]

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1905–06	Second Division	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
Total			5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 116. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Ebenezer Grant at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)