1902β03 season | ||
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Chairman | Robert Audley | |
Manager | Sam Gleaves | |
Stadium | Athletic Ground | |
Football League Second Division | 9th (34 Points) | |
FA Cup | Fourth Qualification Round (knocked out by St. Helens Recreation) | |
Birmingham Senior Cup | First Round (knocked out by Stoke) | |
Staffordshire Senior Cup | First Round (knocked out by Stoke) | |
Bass Charity Vase | First Round (knocked out by Burton United) | |
Top goalscorer | League:
Adrian Capes (16) All: Adrian Capes (18) | |
Highest home attendance | 5,000 vs Manchester City, 18 October 1902 | |
Lowest home attendance | 500 vs Burton United, 28 March 1903 | |
Average home league attendance | 2,250+ | |
Biggest win | 4β0 and 5β1 | |
Biggest defeat | 1β7 vs. Manchester City, 14 February 1903 | |
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The 1902β03 season was Burslem Port Vale's fifth consecutive season (ninth overall) of football in the English Football League. [1] Finishing in ninth place for the second time in three years, it would take just over two decades for the club again to reach the heights of a top ten second-tier finish. Their success was down mainly due to their home form, and in fact, a club record 29 away games without a win began on 17 January 1903. Adrian Capes would become the club's top scorer for the third successive season.
The pre-season saw tough- tackling left-back Arthur Hartshorne arrive from Wolverhampton Wanderers, whilst left-half W. Perkins and forward William Loverseed both arrived from Newark. In September, experienced right-half Arthur Rowley arrived from Bristol Rovers.
Vale had an awful start to the season, winning just one of their first ten games. However, this run ended with five wins in their following seven games to take them back to mid-table safety. Their 4β2 win over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on 3 January 1903 was their last away win until the 1904β05 season. Their finish to 1902β03 was strong, winning their last seven home games. However, they finished with 34 points from 34 games, seventeen points from the promotion zones, and nine points clear of the re-election zones.
Adrian Capes was top scorer with eighteen goals in 37 games, missing just one league game. Goalkeeper Harry Cotton played 36 games; Billy Heames, W. Perkins, Ernest Mullineux, Arthur Hartshorne, Bert Eardley, Arthur Rowley, George Price, and William Loverseed were all constant figures in the first XI. At the end of the campaign, all the major players were kept on, and no big signings were made. [1]
In a financially difficult season, in March 1903, the directors decided to sell defenders Arthur Hartshorne and Ted Holdcroft to Stoke for over Β£500. [1] This gave the club a profit of Β£112 on the campaign. [1] Poor attendance figures saw gate income fall by Β£200 from the previous season. [1] The club's debt was totalled at Β£171, [1] and subsequently the club's reserve team was moved from The Football Combination to the North Staffordshire League to save on travel costs. [1]
In cup competitions, Vale performed poorly, falling at the first hurdle in the Staffordshire Senior Cup, Birmingham Senior Cup, and Bass Charity Vase. Losing to rivals Stoke in the county cups: 2β0 at home in the Birmingham Cup and 5β3 away in the Staffordshire Cup replay following a 1β1 draw at home. In the Charity Vase, they were conquered by Second Division rivals Burton United 5β1 away in a replay, following a 1β1 draw at home. The club failed to qualify for the FA Cup, after losing 2β1 away at St. Helens Recreation's short, sloped, boggy pitch. [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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7 | Preston North End | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 40 | 1.400 | 36 |
8 | Barnsley | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 51 | 1.078 | 34 |
9 | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 62 | 0.919 | 34 |
10 | Lincoln City | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 53 | 0.868 | 30 |
11 | Glossop | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 57 | 0.754 | 29 |
Burslem Port Vale's score comes first
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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6 September 1902 | Blackpool | H | 1β1 | 3,200 | Capes |
8 September 1902 | Preston North End | H | 0β0 | 2,000 | |
13 September 1902 | Woolwich Arsenal | A | 0β3 | 12,000 | |
20 September 1902 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 3β0 | 2,000 | Cook, Loverseed, Capes |
27 September 1902 | Lincoln City | A | 1β4 | 3,000 | D.Simpson |
4 October 1902 | Small Heath | H | 2β2 | 4,000 | Perkins, Croxton |
11 October 1902 | Leicester Fosse | A | 0β2 | 1,000 | |
18 October 1902 | Manchester City | H | 1β4 | 5,000 | Croxton |
25 October 1902 | Burnley | A | 3β3 | 1,200 | Eardley, Rowley, Holdcroft (pen) |
8 November 1902 | Chesterfield | A | 0β3 | 2,000 | |
10 November 1902 | Stockport County | H | 3β1 | 1,000 | Heames, Hartshorne, Eardley |
22 November 1902 | Gainsborough Trinity | H | 3β1 | Capes (2), Eardley | |
6 December 1902 | Bristol City | H | 2β0 | 2,000 | Eardley, Loverseed |
9 December 1902 | Glossop | A | 1β2 | 3,000 | Heames |
13 December 1902 | Stockport County | A | 4β0 | Capes (3), Price | |
20 December 1902 | Manchester United | H | 1β1 | 2,000 | Price |
3 January 1903 | Blackpool | A | 5β2 | 1,000 | Loverseed (2), Capes, Hartshorne, Price |
10 January 1903 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | 1β1 | 4,000 | Price |
17 January 1903 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 2β3 | 3,000 | Capes, Eardley |
24 January 1903 | Lincoln City | H | 5β1 | 2,000 | Capes (3), Price (2) |
31 January 1903 | Small Heath | A | 1β5 | 3,000 | Price |
7 February 1903 | Leicester Fosse | H | 2β0 | 1,000 | Eardley, Capes |
14 February 1903 | Manchester City | A | 1β7 | 12,000 | Hartshorne |
28 February 1903 | Preston North End | A | 1β5 | 3,000 | Mullineux |
7 March 1903 | Chesterfield | H | 2β1 | 800 | Rowley, o.g. |
21 March 1903 | Gainsborough Trinity | A | 1β1 | 3,000 | Capes |
28 March 1903 | Burton United | H | 4β2 | 500 | Eardley, unknown, Capes, unknown |
30 March 1903 | Burnley | H | 3β1 | Loverseed, Price, T.Simpson | |
4 April 1903 | Bristol City | A | 0β3 | 2,000 | |
10 April 1903 | Barnsley | A | 0β1 | 4,000 | |
11 April 1903 | Glossop | H | 1β0 | 2,000 | Price |
13 April 1903 | Burton United | A | 0β0 | ||
18 April 1903 | Manchester United | A | 1β2 | 8,000 | Rushton |
20 April 1903 | Barnsley | H | 2β0 | Rushton, Capes |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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3Q | 1 November 1902 | Stalybridge Rovers | H | 3β1 | Eardley, Price, Capes | |
4Q | 15 November 1902 | St. Helens Recreation | A | 1β2 | 8,000 | Capes |
1 | 29 September 1902 | Stoke | H | 0β2 | 3,000 |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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1 | 22 September 1902 | Stoke | H | 1β1 | unknown | |
2 | 6 October 1902 | Stoke | A | 3β5 | unknown |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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1 | 9 March 1902 | Burton United | H | 1β1 | poor | Eardley |
Replay | 18 March 1902 | Burton United | A | 1β5 | Coxon |
Place | Position | Nation | Name | Second Division | FA Cup | Other | Total |
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1 | FW | ![]() |
Adrian Capes | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
2 | FW | Tom Simpson | 11 | 4 | 0 | 15 | |
3 | FW | ![]() |
George Price | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Tom Coxon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
β | MF | ![]() |
Billy Heames | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
6 | FW | ![]() |
Dick Allman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
β | MF | ![]() |
Bert Eardley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Arthur Rowley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
β | MF | W. Perkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
β | FW | ![]() |
Harry Mountford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
β | MF | ![]() |
Joseph Holyhead | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
Harry Croxton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
β | DF | ![]() |
Ernest Mullineux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
β | FW | ![]() |
William Loverseed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
β | β | β | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
β | β | β | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TOTALS | 54 | 12 | 1 | 67 |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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May 1902 | MF | W. Perkins | Newark | Free transfer | [3] | |
June 1902 | DF |
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Arthur Hartshorne | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free transfer | [3] |
June 1902 | FW |
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William Loverseed | Newark | Free transfer | [3] |
September 1902 | MF |
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Arthur Rowley | Bristol Rovers | Free transfer | [3] |
January 1903 | MF |
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George Rushton | Barrow | Free transfer | [3] |
February 1903 | FW |
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Edward Williams | East Vale | Free transfer | [3] |
March 1903 | DF |
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James Hamilton | Burslem Town | Free transfer | [3] |
April 1903 | FW |
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Dick Allman | Burslem Higherhave | Free transfer | [3] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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September 1902 | DF |
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Lucien Boullemier |
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Released | [3] |
March 1903 | DF |
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Ted Holdcroft | Stoke | Β£500 | [3] |
April 1903 | DF |
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Arthur Hartshorne | Stoke | Unknown | [3] |
Summer 1903 | MF | Arthur Bourne | Released | [3] | ||
Summer 1903 | DF |
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Duncan Cooper | Released | [3] | |
Summer 1903 | DF | Tom Davies | Released | [3] | ||
Summer 1903 | FW | Leonard Jones | Released | [3] | ||
Summer 1903 | MF |
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George Rushton | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free transfer | [3] |
Summer 1903 | FW |
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Danny Simpson | Released | [3] |
1902β03 season | ||
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Chairman | Robert Audley | |
Manager | Sam Gleaves | |
Stadium | Athletic Ground | |
Football League Second Division | 9th (34 Points) | |
FA Cup | Fourth Qualification Round (knocked out by St. Helens Recreation) | |
Birmingham Senior Cup | First Round (knocked out by Stoke) | |
Staffordshire Senior Cup | First Round (knocked out by Stoke) | |
Bass Charity Vase | First Round (knocked out by Burton United) | |
Top goalscorer | League:
Adrian Capes (16) All: Adrian Capes (18) | |
Highest home attendance | 5,000 vs Manchester City, 18 October 1902 | |
Lowest home attendance | 500 vs Burton United, 28 March 1903 | |
Average home league attendance | 2,250+ | |
Biggest win | 4β0 and 5β1 | |
Biggest defeat | 1β7 vs. Manchester City, 14 February 1903 | |
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The 1902β03 season was Burslem Port Vale's fifth consecutive season (ninth overall) of football in the English Football League. [1] Finishing in ninth place for the second time in three years, it would take just over two decades for the club again to reach the heights of a top ten second-tier finish. Their success was down mainly due to their home form, and in fact, a club record 29 away games without a win began on 17 January 1903. Adrian Capes would become the club's top scorer for the third successive season.
The pre-season saw tough- tackling left-back Arthur Hartshorne arrive from Wolverhampton Wanderers, whilst left-half W. Perkins and forward William Loverseed both arrived from Newark. In September, experienced right-half Arthur Rowley arrived from Bristol Rovers.
Vale had an awful start to the season, winning just one of their first ten games. However, this run ended with five wins in their following seven games to take them back to mid-table safety. Their 4β2 win over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on 3 January 1903 was their last away win until the 1904β05 season. Their finish to 1902β03 was strong, winning their last seven home games. However, they finished with 34 points from 34 games, seventeen points from the promotion zones, and nine points clear of the re-election zones.
Adrian Capes was top scorer with eighteen goals in 37 games, missing just one league game. Goalkeeper Harry Cotton played 36 games; Billy Heames, W. Perkins, Ernest Mullineux, Arthur Hartshorne, Bert Eardley, Arthur Rowley, George Price, and William Loverseed were all constant figures in the first XI. At the end of the campaign, all the major players were kept on, and no big signings were made. [1]
In a financially difficult season, in March 1903, the directors decided to sell defenders Arthur Hartshorne and Ted Holdcroft to Stoke for over Β£500. [1] This gave the club a profit of Β£112 on the campaign. [1] Poor attendance figures saw gate income fall by Β£200 from the previous season. [1] The club's debt was totalled at Β£171, [1] and subsequently the club's reserve team was moved from The Football Combination to the North Staffordshire League to save on travel costs. [1]
In cup competitions, Vale performed poorly, falling at the first hurdle in the Staffordshire Senior Cup, Birmingham Senior Cup, and Bass Charity Vase. Losing to rivals Stoke in the county cups: 2β0 at home in the Birmingham Cup and 5β3 away in the Staffordshire Cup replay following a 1β1 draw at home. In the Charity Vase, they were conquered by Second Division rivals Burton United 5β1 away in a replay, following a 1β1 draw at home. The club failed to qualify for the FA Cup, after losing 2β1 away at St. Helens Recreation's short, sloped, boggy pitch. [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Preston North End | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 40 | 1.400 | 36 |
8 | Barnsley | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 51 | 1.078 | 34 |
9 | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 62 | 0.919 | 34 |
10 | Lincoln City | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 53 | 0.868 | 30 |
11 | Glossop | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 57 | 0.754 | 29 |
Burslem Port Vale's score comes first
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 September 1902 | Blackpool | H | 1β1 | 3,200 | Capes |
8 September 1902 | Preston North End | H | 0β0 | 2,000 | |
13 September 1902 | Woolwich Arsenal | A | 0β3 | 12,000 | |
20 September 1902 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 3β0 | 2,000 | Cook, Loverseed, Capes |
27 September 1902 | Lincoln City | A | 1β4 | 3,000 | D.Simpson |
4 October 1902 | Small Heath | H | 2β2 | 4,000 | Perkins, Croxton |
11 October 1902 | Leicester Fosse | A | 0β2 | 1,000 | |
18 October 1902 | Manchester City | H | 1β4 | 5,000 | Croxton |
25 October 1902 | Burnley | A | 3β3 | 1,200 | Eardley, Rowley, Holdcroft (pen) |
8 November 1902 | Chesterfield | A | 0β3 | 2,000 | |
10 November 1902 | Stockport County | H | 3β1 | 1,000 | Heames, Hartshorne, Eardley |
22 November 1902 | Gainsborough Trinity | H | 3β1 | Capes (2), Eardley | |
6 December 1902 | Bristol City | H | 2β0 | 2,000 | Eardley, Loverseed |
9 December 1902 | Glossop | A | 1β2 | 3,000 | Heames |
13 December 1902 | Stockport County | A | 4β0 | Capes (3), Price | |
20 December 1902 | Manchester United | H | 1β1 | 2,000 | Price |
3 January 1903 | Blackpool | A | 5β2 | 1,000 | Loverseed (2), Capes, Hartshorne, Price |
10 January 1903 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | 1β1 | 4,000 | Price |
17 January 1903 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 2β3 | 3,000 | Capes, Eardley |
24 January 1903 | Lincoln City | H | 5β1 | 2,000 | Capes (3), Price (2) |
31 January 1903 | Small Heath | A | 1β5 | 3,000 | Price |
7 February 1903 | Leicester Fosse | H | 2β0 | 1,000 | Eardley, Capes |
14 February 1903 | Manchester City | A | 1β7 | 12,000 | Hartshorne |
28 February 1903 | Preston North End | A | 1β5 | 3,000 | Mullineux |
7 March 1903 | Chesterfield | H | 2β1 | 800 | Rowley, o.g. |
21 March 1903 | Gainsborough Trinity | A | 1β1 | 3,000 | Capes |
28 March 1903 | Burton United | H | 4β2 | 500 | Eardley, unknown, Capes, unknown |
30 March 1903 | Burnley | H | 3β1 | Loverseed, Price, T.Simpson | |
4 April 1903 | Bristol City | A | 0β3 | 2,000 | |
10 April 1903 | Barnsley | A | 0β1 | 4,000 | |
11 April 1903 | Glossop | H | 1β0 | 2,000 | Price |
13 April 1903 | Burton United | A | 0β0 | ||
18 April 1903 | Manchester United | A | 1β2 | 8,000 | Rushton |
20 April 1903 | Barnsley | H | 2β0 | Rushton, Capes |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3Q | 1 November 1902 | Stalybridge Rovers | H | 3β1 | Eardley, Price, Capes | |
4Q | 15 November 1902 | St. Helens Recreation | A | 1β2 | 8,000 | Capes |
1 | 29 September 1902 | Stoke | H | 0β2 | 3,000 |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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1 | 22 September 1902 | Stoke | H | 1β1 | unknown | |
2 | 6 October 1902 | Stoke | A | 3β5 | unknown |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 March 1902 | Burton United | H | 1β1 | poor | Eardley |
Replay | 18 March 1902 | Burton United | A | 1β5 | Coxon |
Place | Position | Nation | Name | Second Division | FA Cup | Other | Total |
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1 | FW | ![]() |
Adrian Capes | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
2 | FW | Tom Simpson | 11 | 4 | 0 | 15 | |
3 | FW | ![]() |
George Price | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Tom Coxon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
β | MF | ![]() |
Billy Heames | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
6 | FW | ![]() |
Dick Allman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
β | MF | ![]() |
Bert Eardley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Arthur Rowley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
β | MF | W. Perkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
β | FW | ![]() |
Harry Mountford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
β | MF | ![]() |
Joseph Holyhead | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
Harry Croxton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
β | DF | ![]() |
Ernest Mullineux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
β | FW | ![]() |
William Loverseed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
β | β | β | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
β | β | β | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TOTALS | 54 | 12 | 1 | 67 |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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May 1902 | MF | W. Perkins | Newark | Free transfer | [3] | |
June 1902 | DF |
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Arthur Hartshorne | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free transfer | [3] |
June 1902 | FW |
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William Loverseed | Newark | Free transfer | [3] |
September 1902 | MF |
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Arthur Rowley | Bristol Rovers | Free transfer | [3] |
January 1903 | MF |
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George Rushton | Barrow | Free transfer | [3] |
February 1903 | FW |
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Edward Williams | East Vale | Free transfer | [3] |
March 1903 | DF |
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James Hamilton | Burslem Town | Free transfer | [3] |
April 1903 | FW |
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Dick Allman | Burslem Higherhave | Free transfer | [3] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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September 1902 | DF |
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Lucien Boullemier |
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Released | [3] |
March 1903 | DF |
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Ted Holdcroft | Stoke | Β£500 | [3] |
April 1903 | DF |
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Arthur Hartshorne | Stoke | Unknown | [3] |
Summer 1903 | MF | Arthur Bourne | Released | [3] | ||
Summer 1903 | DF |
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Duncan Cooper | Released | [3] | |
Summer 1903 | DF | Tom Davies | Released | [3] | ||
Summer 1903 | FW | Leonard Jones | Released | [3] | ||
Summer 1903 | MF |
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George Rushton | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free transfer | [3] |
Summer 1903 | FW |
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Danny Simpson | Released | [3] |