Pat Willdigg

Pat Willdigg
Personal information
Full name Patrick Gerald Willdigg
Date of birth (1932-06-05)5 June 1932
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Date of death 5 April 1992(1992-04-05) (aged 59)
Height Australia
Position Inside forward
Youth career
Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1956 Port Vale 2 (0)
Northwich Victoria
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick Gerald Willdigg (5 June 1932 – 5 April 1992) was an English footballer who was signed to Port Vale from 1950 to 1956. He later played for Northwich Victoria.

Career

Willdigg was signed to Stoke City before crossing the Potteries divide to join Port Vale in May 1950. He made his Second Division debut at Vale Park in a 1–1 draw with Liverpool on 3 December 1955, and also played in the 2–0 defeat at Doncaster Rovers seven days later. He never played another game for the "Valiants" though, and was instead transferred to Cheshire County League club Northwich Victoria by manager Freddie Steele in the summer of 1956.

Personal life and death

Willdigg was married to Alwyn, who predeceased him in April 1983, aged 49. He died in Australia on 5 April 1992, aged 59.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1953–54 Third Division North 000000
1954–55 Second Division 000000
1955–56Second Division200020
Total 200020

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 310. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Willdigg". Evening Sentinel. 13 April 1983. p. 4. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Willdigg (Patrick)". Evening Sentinel. 7 April 1992. p. 25. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
  4. ↑ Pat Willdigg at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)