Ralph Dain

Ralph Dain
Personal information
Date of birth	1862
Place of birth	Burslem, England
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Smallthorne
Senior career*
Years	Team
1882–1886	Port Vale
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ralph Dain (born 1862; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as a defender for Port Vale in the 1880s.

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]

Career statistics

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	Division	FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	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

Port Vale

North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup: 1883, 1885 (shared)
Burslem Challenge Cup: 1885

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 75. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ In all competitions
^ Ralph Dain at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[kent-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 75. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

[2] In all competitions

[3] Ralph Dain at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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Personal information
Date of birth	1862^[1]
Place of birth	Burslem, England^[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Smallthorne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1882–1886	Port Vale	61^[2]	(2)
Total		61	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals