Jimmy Ditchfield

Jimmy Ditchfield

Personal information
Full name	James H. Ditchfield
Date of birth	1865
Place of birth	Bolton, England
Date of death	1933 (aged 67–68)
Position(s)	Inside-left
Youth career
	Rossendale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1886–1896	Burslem Port Vale	60	(20)
Total		60	(20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James H. Ditchfield (1865 – 1933) was an English footballer who played at inside-left for Burslem Port Vale between 1886 and 1896.

Career

Ditchfield joined Burslem Port Vale from Rossendale in the summer of 1886. On his debut game, Vale lost 7–0 to Preston North End in a friendly. He soon became a regular though, and with eight strikes was top-scorer for the 1888–89 season, and in 1891 he helped the side share the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup. He converted to a central defensive position in September 1892, and played there 11 times in the first ever season of the Football League Second Division. However, he picked up an ankle injury, and, other one appearance in the 1895–96 season, was not seen again at the Athletic Ground.

Career statistics

Source:

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1886–87	–	0	0	0	0	32	18	32	18
	1887–88	–	0	0	0	0	36	14	36	14
	1888–89	Combination	18	8	0	0	20	4	38	12
	1889–90	–	0	0	1	0	41	16	42	16
	1890–91	Midland League	18	11	0	0	26	10	44	21
	1891–92	Midland League	12	1	1	1	12	2	25	4
	1892–93	Second Division	11	0	0	0	1	0	12	0
	1893–94	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1894–95	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1895–96	Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		60	20	2	1	168	64	230	85

Honours

Port Vale

• North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup: 1891