Ralph Dain

Ralph Dain
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

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
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

  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)