Jimmy Ditchfield

James H. Ditchfield (1865 – 1933) was an English footballer who played at inside-left for Burslem Port Vale between 1886 and 1896.

Jimmy Ditchfield

Personal information
Full name	James H. Ditchfield[1]
Date of birth	1865
Place of birth	Bolton, England
Date of death	1933 (aged 67–68)
Position(s)	Inside-left
Youth career
	Rossendale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1886–1896	Burslem Port Vale	60	(20)
Total		60	(20)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Ditchfield joined Burslem Port Vale from Rossendale in the summer of 1886.[1] On his debut game, Vale lost 7–0 to Preston North End in a friendly.[1] He soon became a regular though, and with eight strikes was top-scorer for the 1888–89 season, and in 1891 he helped the side share the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup.[1] He converted to a central defensive position in September 1892, and played there 11 times in the first ever season of the Football League Second Division.[1] However, he picked up an ankle injury, and, other one appearance in the 1895–96 season, was not seen again at the Athletic Ground.[1]

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1886–87	–	0	0	0	0	32	18	32	18
	1887–88	–	0	0	0	0	36	14	36	14
	1888–89	Combination	18	8	0	0	20	4	38	12
	1889–90	–	0	0	1	0	41	16	42	16
	1890–91	Midland League	18	11	0	0	26	10	44	21
	1891–92	Midland League	12	1	1	1	12	2	25	4
	1892–93	Second Division	11	0	0	0	1	0	12	0
	1893–94	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1894–95	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1895–96	Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		60	20	2	1	168	64	230	85

Honours

Port Vale

• North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup winner: 1891

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 85. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Jimmy Ditchfield at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)