Victor Horrocks (1884 – 7 January 1922) was an English footballer who played football in Staffordshire, most notable with Stoke and Port Vale.

Vic Horrocks
Personal information
Full name Victor Horrocks[1]
Date of birth 1884[1]
Place of birth Goldenhill, Staffordshire, England[1]
Date of death (1922-01-07)7 January 1922 (aged 37-38)[1]
Place of death Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Burslem Park Boys
Goldenhill Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904 Stoke 0 (0)
Talke United
Sandyford
Goldenhill United
1905–1907 Burslem Port Vale 33 (2)
Goldenhill United
1908–1911 Stoke 19 (8)
1911–1912 Port Vale 4 (0)
Congleton Town
Total 56+ (10+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Horrocks played for local sides Goldenhill Wanderers, Stoke (without playing a first-team game), Talke United, Sandyford and Goldenhill United before signing with Burslem Port Vale in April 1905.[1] He scored on his debut at outside-left in a 3–1 defeat by Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park on 15 April.[1] Six days later he scored in a 3–2 win over Gainsborough Trinity at the Athletic Ground, and ended the 1904–05 season with two goals in four Second Division games.[1] He played 19 league and two FA Cup games in the 1905–06 campaign, and featured just ten times in the 1906–07 season as he was affected by injury.[1] The club suffered a financial crisis and went into liquidation in the summer of 1907, and was forced to release all its players, including Horrocks.[1] He returned to Goldenhill United, before re-joining Stoke. He opened his account for the "Potters" on 10 October 1908, claiming two goals in a 7–0 win over Wellington Town at the Victoria Ground and went on to score six goals in 19 appearances in the 1908–09 season for the Birmingham & District League side. He featured in just one FA Cup game in the 1909–10 season and played only one Southern League game in the 1910–11 campaign. He scored a hat-trick in his final appearance for Stoke, a 3–0 win over Chesham Town on 5 November 1910. He rejoined Port Vale in September 1911.[1] However, he played just four Central League games before getting released for a second time, most likely in 1912.[1] He moved on to Congleton Town before dying in his late 30s.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burslem Port Vale 1904–05 Second Division 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 2
1905–06 Second Division 19 0 2 0 0 0 21 0
1906–07 Second Division 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Total 33 2 2 0 0 0 35 2
Stoke 1908–09 Birmingham & District League 18 5 0 0 0 0 18 5
1909–10 Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
1910–11 Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3
Total 19 8 1 0 0 0 20 8
Burslem Port Vale 1911–12 Central League 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 56 10 3 0 0 0 59 10

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 142. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Vic Horrocks at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)