Fred Belfield
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fred Belfield
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Frederick Belfield
| birth_date = 1876
| birth_place = Burslem, England
| death_date = {{death year and age|1921|1876}}
| death_place =
| height =
| position = Winger
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1893–1899| clubs1 = Burslem Port Vale| caps1 = 43| goals1 = 13
| totalcaps = 43| totalgoals = 13
}}
Frederick Belfield (1876–1921) was an English footballer who played 51 games (including 31 Midland League and 12 the Football League) and scored 10 goals (including 31 Midland League and 3 Football League) for Burslem Port Vale.
Career
Belfield joined Burslem Port Vale in September 1893.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=23|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}} He made his debut at the Athletic Ground on 22 September 1894, in a 1–0 win over Walsall Town Swifts, and played one further Second Division games in the 1894–95 season. He played five games in the 1895–96 campaign and scored two goals in a 4–2 win over Lincoln City at Sincil Bank on 18 April. He was a first-team regular from October 1896, but broke a leg on 27 November 1897, in a friendly with rivals Stoke. Once he recovered he barely played and was instead released at the end of the 1898–99 season.
Career statistics
Source:{{ENFA}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| rowspan="6"|Burslem Port Vale | 1894–95 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1895–96 | Second Division | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1896–97 | Midland League | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 8 | |
| 1897–98 | Midland League | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | |
| 1898–99 | Second Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!43 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 14 |
References
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Category:Footballers from Burslem
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Port Vale F.C. players