Ted McDonald (footballer) explained

Ted McDonald
Fullname:Edward McDonald
Birth Date:1876
Birth Place:Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Death Date:October 1938 (age 61–62)
Position:Left half
Years1:1893
Clubs1:Stoke
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1894–1896
Clubs2:Burslem Port Vale
Caps2:46
Goals2:4
Years3:1896–1897
Clubs3:Stoke
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Years4:1897–1899
Clubs4:Burslem Port Vale
Caps4:67
Goals4:7
Years5:1899–1904
Clubs5:Notts County
Caps5:139
Goals5:3
Clubs6:Portsmouth
Totalcaps:247+
Totalgoals:14+

Edward McDonald (1876 – October 1938) was an English footballer who played at left half for Stoke, Burslem Port Vale, Notts County, and Portsmouth.

Career

McDonald played for Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in July 1894.[1] He made 19 Second Division appearances in the 1894–95 season, and scored his first senior goal on 24 December, in a 5–2 defeat to Newton Heath at the Athletic Ground.[1] He played 30 games in the 1895–96 campaign, and scored in 4–0 home win over Rotherham Town and a 2–1 win over Newton Heath at Bank Street.[1]

McDonald returned to Stoke in August 1896, after Vale failed to gain re-election to the Football League.[1] He played two First Division games in the 1896–97 season, before leaving the Victoria Ground to return to Port Vale.[1] After helping the Midland League club to lift the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1898, he scored seven goals in 39 appearances in the 1898–99 season.[1] He scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over Luton Town on 4 March 1899.[1] He played nine league games at the start of the 1899–1900 season before he was sold to Notts County for a 'considerable' fee in November 1899, after Vale suffered a financial crisis. He later played for Portsmouth.[1]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1894–95Second Division19200192
1895–96Second Division27210282
Total46410474
Stoke1896–97First Division200020
Burslem Port Vale1897–98Midland League21351264
1898–99Second Division19200192
1899–1900Second Division27210282
Total67761738
Notts County1899–1900First Division20030230
1900–01First Division32020340
1901–02First Division34310353
1902–03First Division28050330
1903–04First Division25020270
Total13931301523
Career total2541420127415

Honours

Port Vale

1898

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 190. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0. .