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Full name
  
James H. Ditchfield

Total
  

1886–1896
  
Burslem Port Vale


Years
  
Team

Playing position
  
Inside-left

Name
  
Jimmy Ditchfield

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

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Playing 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.

Statistics

  • Sourced from Jimmy Ditchfield profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

    • Honours

    with Port Vale
  • North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup winners: 1891

    • References

    Jimmy Ditchfield Wikipedia
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