Fred Belfield
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Belfield[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Burslem, England | ||
| Date of death |
1921 (aged 44–45) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1893–1899 | Burslem Port Vale | 43 | (13) |
| Total | 43 | (13) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Frederick "Fred" Belfield (1876 – 1921) was a 19th-century footballer who played 51 games (including 31 Midland League and 12 Football League) and scored 10 goals (including 31 Midland League and 3 Football League) for Burslem Port Vale.
Playing career
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]
Statistics
- Sourced from Fred Belfield profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||