Fred Belfield | |
Fullname: | Frederick Belfield |
Birth Date: | 1876 |
Birth Place: | Burslem, England |
Position: | Winger |
Years1: | 1893–1899 |
Clubs1: | Burslem Port Vale |
Caps1: | 43 |
Goals1: | 13 |
Totalcaps: | 43 |
Totalgoals: | 13 |
Frederick Belfield (1876–1921) was an English footballer who played 51 games (including 31 Midland League and 12 the Football League) and scored 10 goals (including 31 Midland League and 3 Football League) for Burslem Port Vale.
Belfield joined Burslem Port Vale in September 1893.[1] He made his debut at the Athletic Ground on 22 September 1894, in a 1–0 win over Walsall Town Swifts, and played one further Second Division games in the 1894–95 season.[1] He played five games in the 1895–96 campaign and scored two goals in a 4–2 win over Lincoln City at Sincil Bank on 18 April.[1] He was a first-team regular from October 1896, but broke a leg on 27 November 1897, in a friendly with rivals Stoke.[1] Once he recovered he barely played and was instead released at the end of the 1898–99 season.[1]
Source:
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Burslem Port Vale | 1894–95 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1895–96 | Second Division | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
1896–97 | Midland League | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 8 | |
1897–98 | Midland League | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | |
1898–99 | Second Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 43 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 14 |