Ralph Dain
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1862[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Burslem, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Smallthorne | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1882–1886 | Port Vale | 61[2] | (2) |
| Total | 61 | (2) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ralph Dain (born 1862; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as a defender for Port Vale in the 1880s.
Playing career
Dain was a right-back in Port Vale's first recorded game, in a 5–1 defeat at nearby Stoke in a Staffordshire Senior Cup second round replay on 9 December 1882.[1] He was also in the sides that won the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1883 and that won the Burslem Challenge Cup and shared the former trophy in 1885.[1] On 13 February 1886 he scored in the FA Cup fifth round replay with Brentwood, which finished 3–3.[1] He remained a first team regular until losing his place in February and most likely departing at the end of the season.[1]
Statistics
- Sourced from Ralph Dain profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1882–83 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1883–84 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1884–85 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 1885–86 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 61 | 2 | ||
Honours
- with Port Vale
- North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup winner: 1883, 1885 (shared)
- Burslem Challenge Cup winner: 1885