Vic Horrocks
Victor Horrocks (1884 – 7 January 1922) was an English footballer who played football in Staffordshire, most notable with Stoke and Port Vale.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Horrocks[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1884[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Goldenhill, Staffordshire, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 7 January 1922 (aged 37-38)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Burslem Park Boys | |||
| Goldenhill Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904 | Stoke | 0 | (0) |
| Talke United | |||
| Sandyford | |||
| Goldenhill United | |||
| 1905–1907 | Burslem Port Vale | 33 | (2) |
| Goldenhill United | |||
| 1908–1911 | Stoke | 19 | (8) |
| 1911–1912 | Port Vale | 4 | (0) |
| Congleton Town | |||
| Total | 56+ | (10+) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Horrocks played for local sides Goldenhill Wanderers, Stoke (without playing a first team game), Talke United, Sandyford and Goldenhill United, before signing with Burslem Port Vale in April 1905.[1] He scored on his debut at outside-left in a 3–1 defeat by Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park on 15 April.[1] Six days later he scored in a 3–2 win over Gainsborough Trinity at the Athletic Ground, and ended the 1904–05 season with two goals in four Second Division games.[1] He played 19 league and two FA Cup games in the 1905–06 campaign, and featured just ten times in the 1906–07 season as he was affected by injury.[1] The club suffered a financial crisis and went into liquidation in summer 1907, and was forced to release all its players, including Horrocks.[1] He returned to Goldenhill United, before re-joining Stoke. He opened his account for the "Potters" on 10 October 1908, claiming two goals in a 7–0 win over Wellington Town at the Victoria Ground, and went on to score six goals in 19 appearances in the 1908–09 season for the Birmingham & District League side. He featured in just one FA Cup game in the 1909–10 season and played only one Southern League game in the 1910–11 campaign. He scored a hat-trick in his final appearance for Stoke, a 3–0 win over Chesham Town on 5 November 1910. He rejoined Port Vale in September 1911.[1] However, he played just four Central League games before getting released for a second time, most likely in 1912.[1] He moved on to Congleton Town before dying in his late 30s.[1]
Statistics
Source:[2]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1904–05 | Second Division | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1905–06 | Second Division | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1906–07 | Second Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Stoke | 1908–09 | Birmingham & District League | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 |
| 1909–10 | Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1910–11 | Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Total | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | ||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1911–12 | Central League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 56 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 10 | ||
References
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 142. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- Vic Horrocks at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)