Vic Horrocks
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Vic Horrocks
| image =
| caption =
| birth_place = Goldenhill, Staffordshire, England
| death_date = {{death date|1922|01|07|df=y}} (aged 37-38)
| death_place = Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Burslem Park Boys
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Goldenhill Wanderers
| years1 = 1904| clubs1 = Stoke| caps1 = 0| goals1 = 0
| years2 = | clubs2 = Talke United| caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = | clubs3 = Sandyford| caps3 = | goals3 =
| years4 = | clubs4 = Goldenhill United| caps4 = | goals4 =
| years5 = 1905–1907| clubs5 = Burslem Port Vale| caps5 = 33| goals5 = 2
| years6 = | clubs6 = Goldenhill United| caps6 = | goals6 =
| years7 = 1908–1911| clubs7 = Stoke| caps7 = 19| goals7 = 8
| years8 = 1911–1912| clubs8 = Port Vale| caps8 = 4| goals8 = 0
| years9 = | clubs9 = Congleton Town| caps9 = | goals9 =
| totalcaps = 56+| totalgoals = 10+
}}
Victor Horrocks (1884 – 7 January 1922) was an English footballer who played football in Staffordshire, most notable with Stoke and Port Vale.
Career
Horrocks played for local sides Goldenhill Wanderers, Stoke (without playing a first-team game), Talke United, Sandyford and Goldenhill United before signing with Burslem Port Vale in April 1905.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=142|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}} He scored on his debut at outside-left in a 3–1 defeat by Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park on 15 April. Six days later he scored in a 3–2 win over Gainsborough Trinity at the Athletic Ground, and ended the 1904–05 season with two goals in four Second Division games. He played 19 league and two FA Cup games in the 1905–06 campaign, and featured just ten times in the 1906–07 season as he was affected by injury. The club suffered a financial crisis and went into liquidation in the summer of 1907, and was forced to release all its players, including Horrocks. He returned to Goldenhill United, before re-joining Stoke. He opened his account for the "Potters" on 10 October 1908, claiming two goals in a 7–0 win over Wellington Town at the Victoria Ground and went on to score six goals in 19 appearances in the 1908–09 season for the Birmingham & District League side. He featured in just one FA Cup game in the 1909–10 season and played only one Southern League game in the 1910–11 campaign. He scored a hat-trick in his final appearance for Stoke, a 3–0 win over Chesham Town on 5 November 1910. He rejoined Port Vale in September 1911. However, he played just four Central League games before getting released for a second time, most likely in 1912. He moved on to Congleton Town before dying in his late 30s.
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="4"|Burslem Port Vale | 1904–05 | Second Division | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1905–06 | Second Division | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1906–07 | Second Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Stoke | 1908–09 | Birmingham & District League | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 |
| 1909–10 | Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1910–11 | Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1911–12 | Central League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!56 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 10 |
References
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Category:People from Goldenhill
Category:Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Stoke City F.C. players
Category:Port Vale F.C. players
Category:Congleton Town F.C. players
Category:English Football League players