Trevor Rhodes (footballer, born 1909)
{{Short description|English footballer (1909–1993)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Trevor Rhodes
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = William Trevor Rhodes
| birth_date = {{birth date|1909|11|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Leeds, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1993|05|23|1909|11|10|df=y}}
| death_place = Leeds, England
| position = Right-half / Inside-right
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Yorkshire Amateur
| years1 = 1928–1933| clubs1 = Bradford Park Avenue| caps1 = 57 | goals1 = 39
| years2 = 1933–1938| clubs2 = Port Vale| caps2 = 139| goals2 = 28
| totalcaps = 196| totalgoals = 67
}}
William Trevor Rhodes (10 November 1909 – 23 May 1993) was an English footballer who played 147 games for Port Vale between 1933 and 1938, having previously represented Yorkshire Amateur and Bradford Park Avenue. Able to play as a right-half or at inside-right, he was noted for his pace and shot power.
Career
Rhodes played for Yorkshire Amateur and Bradford Park Avenue before joining Port Vale in June 1933.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=249|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}} He scored his first goal for the "Valiants" on 11 September, in a 3–0 win over Bury at Gigg Lane. He went on to score a hat-trick on 6 January, in a 4–1 win over Southampton at The Dell. This made him the last non-striker to score a hat-trick for the club until Louis Dodds in 2011.{{cite news |last1=Baggaley |first1=Mike |title=Port Vale ticket and injury update ahead of historic Middlesbrough game |url=https://portvalethevaliant.substack.com/p/port-vale-ticket-and-injury-update |access-date=19 December 2023 |work=Valiant's Substack |date=18 December 2023}} He finished the 1933–34 campaign with 11 goals in 31 appearances. He went on to score six goals in 36 games in 1934–35. He hit seven goals in 30 appearances in the 1935–36 season, including the winner against First Division champions Sunderland in an FA Cup Third Round replay at The Old Recreation Ground.{{cite news|title=Vale clinch one of best results in club's history|url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Vale-clinch-best-results-club-s-history/story-12995555-detail/story.html|access-date=19 September 2012|newspaper=The Sentinel|date=23 July 2011}} Despite such cup exploits, Vale suffered relegation out of the Second Division. Rhodes bagged five goals in 36 games in 1936–37, as Vale struggled to adapt to life in the Third Division North. Rhodes lost his first-team place through injury in November 1937, and went on to play just 14 games in the 1937–38 campaign. With 29 goals in 147 league and cup games, he was released from his contract in the summer.
Career statistics
Source:{{ENFA}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||
| 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"|Bradford Park Avenue
|4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1929–30
|Second Division |6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1930–31
|Second Division |21 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | |
| 1931–32
|Second Division |17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | |
| 1932–33
|Second Division |9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!57 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 41 | |
| rowspan="6"|Port Vale
|Second Division |30 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11 | |
| 1934–35
|Second Division |35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | |
| 1935–36
|Second Division |28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | |
| 1936–37
|33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
| 1937–38
|Third Division North |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!139 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 147 | 29 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!196 | 67 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 208 | 70 |
References
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Category:Footballers from Leeds
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Yorkshire Amateur A.F.C. players
Category:Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
Category:Port Vale F.C. players