Lewis Ballham Explained

Lewis Ballham
Fullname:Joseph Lewis Ballham
Birth Date:c. 1864
Birth Place:Stoke-upon-Trent, England
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Stoke Locomotive
Youthclubs2:Stoke
Years1:1888–1890
Clubs1:Burslem Port Vale
Caps1:16
Goals1:6
Years2:1890–1892
Clubs2:Stoke
Caps2:38
Goals2:11
Totalcaps:54
Totalgoals:17

Joseph Lewis Ballham (c.1864 – 1948) was an English footballer. He won the Football Alliance title with Stoke in 1890–91 and also played for Burslem Port Vale. His brother Edgar played a friendly for Port Vale in 1890.

Career

Ballham played for Stoke Locomotive and Stoke, appearing in the FA Cup in 1886–87 and 1887–88, before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1888.[2] However, he was still under contract to Stoke until the end of September that year. He so had to wait until October to make his debut.[2] The contract issue did not go away. In December 1888, he was forced to pay the club £20 damages and costs at £1 a week by the Stoke County Court.[2] Despite this, and the regular football he enjoyed at Vale, he returned to their rivals in the summer of 1890.[2] He had scored 29 goals in 70 games in all competitions for the Vale.[2] He scored six goals in 20 Football Alliance games in 1890–91, as Stoke won the league title and regained admittance to the Football League. He scored five goals in 18 Football League games in 1891–92 before departing the Victoria Ground.

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke1886–87002020
1887–88004141
Burslem Port Vale1888–89The Combination16600166
1889–90000000
Stoke1890–91Football Alliance20633239
1891–92Football League18551236
Career total54171456822

Honours

Stoke

1890–91

Notes and References

  1. Web site: search deaths indexes 1837 - 2006. Findmypast.com.
  2. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 16. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.