James Hill (1910s footballer) explained

James Hill
Fullname:James Hill
Birth Place:Hanley, Staffordshire, England
Position:Left winger
Years1:1917–1921
Clubs1:Port Vale
Caps1:18
Goals1:1
Clubs2:Shrewsbury Town
Totalcaps:18
Totalgoals:1+

James Hill was an English footballer.

Career

Hill most likely joined Port Vale in the summer of 1917.[1] He scored on his debut at outside-left in a 4–1 defeat at local rivals Stoke on 6 October 1917.[1] He was a regular in the first team from the following month, though he was on active duty from March 1918 to January 1919 and could not play any matches.[1] He was rarely picked during the 1919–20 Second Division season however but was in the starting 11 for the Staffordshire Senior Cup win of 1920.[1] He was released at the end of the 1920–21 campaign and so moved on to Shrewsbury Town.[1]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1919–20Second Division1510000151
1920–21Second Division30000030
Total1810000181

Honours

Port Vale

1920

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 137. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.