Ted McDonald (footballer)

Ted McDonald
McDonald in a Burslem Port Vale squad photo in 1898
Personal information
Full name Edward McDonald[1]
Date of birth 1876[1]
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1]
Date of death October 1938 (age 61–62)[1]
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1893 Stoke 0 (0)
1894–1896 Burslem Port Vale 46 (4)
1896–1897 Stoke 2 (0)
1897–1899 Burslem Port Vale 67 (7)
1899–1904 Notts County 139 (3)
Portsmouth
Total 247+ (14+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward McDonald (1876 – October 1938) was an English footballer who played at left half for Stoke, Burslem Port Vale, Notts County, and Portsmouth.

Career

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McDonald played for Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in July 1894.[1] He made 19 Second Division appearances in the 1894–95 season, and scored his first senior goal on 24 December, in a 5–2 defeat to Newton Heath at the Athletic Ground.[1] He played 30 games in the 1895–96 campaign, and scored in 4–0 home win over Rotherham Town and a 2–1 win over Newton Heath at Bank Street.[1]

McDonald returned to Stoke in August 1896, after Vale failed to gain re-election to the Football League.[1] He played two First Division games in the 1896–97 season, before leaving the Victoria Ground to return to Port Vale.[1] After helping the Midland League club to lift the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1898, he scored seven goals in 39 appearances in the 1898–99 season.[1] He scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over Luton Town on 4 March 1899.[1] He played nine league games at the start of the 1899–1900 season before he was sold to Notts County for a 'considerable' fee in November 1899, after Vale suffered a financial crisis. He later played for Portsmouth.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burslem Port Vale 1894–95 Second Division 19 2 0 0 19 2
1895–96 Second Division 27 2 1 0 28 2
Total 46 4 1 0 47 4
Stoke 1896–97 First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Burslem Port Vale 1897–98 Midland League 21 3 5 1 26 4
1898–99 Second Division 19 2 0 0 19 2
1899–1900 Second Division 27 2 1 0 28 2
Total 67 7 6 1 73 8
Notts County 1899–1900 First Division 20 0 3 0 23 0
1900–01 First Division 32 0 2 0 34 0
1901–02 First Division 34 3 1 0 35 3
1902–03 First Division 28 0 5 0 33 0
1903–04 First Division 25 0 2 0 27 0
Total 139 3 13 0 152 3
Career total 254 14 20 1 274 15

Honours

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Port Vale

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 190. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
  2. ^ Ted McDonald at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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