James Holdcroft
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = James Holdcroft
| image =
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| birth_date = 1874
| birth_place = Burslem, England
| death_date = {{death year and age|1926|1874}}
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| position = Half-back
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1894–1897| clubs1 = Burslem Port Vale| caps1 = 52| goals1 = 0
| totalcaps = 52| totalgoals = 0
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James H. Holdcroft (1874–1926) was a footballer who played for Burslem Port Vale in the mid-1890s.
Career
Holdcroft joined Burslem Port Vale in March 1894.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=139|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}} He made 12 Second Division appearances in the 1894–95 season and played 24 league and two FA Cup games in the 1895–96 campaign, as Vale lost their Football League status. He played 16 Midland League matches, before he was released from the Athletic Ground at the end of the 1896–97 season.
Career statistics
Source:{{ENFA}}
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|+ 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 | ||||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
rowspan="4"|Burslem Port Vale | 1894–95 | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
1895–96 | Second Division | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
1896–97 | Midland League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
colspan="2"|Total
!52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
References
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Category:Footballers from Burslem
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Port Vale F.C. players