William Loverseed

William Loverseed
Personal information
Full name William Henry Loverseed
Date of birth 1876
Place of birth Basford, Nottinghamshire, England
Date of death 1914 (aged 37–38)
Place of death Basford, Nottinghamshire, England
Position Centre-forward
Youth career
Newark
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1905 Burslem Port Vale 36 (6)
Total 36 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Henry Loverseed (1876–1914) was an English footballer.

Career

Loverseed played for Newark before joining Burslem Port Vale in June 1902. He was a regular during the 1902–03 season, scoring five goals in 30 games, but never had a particularly lengthy first-team spell afterwards. In a 5–0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers on 2 January 1904, he managed to injure himself rather badly in a fall after stepping on the ball. He was released at the end of the 1904–05 season.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1902–03Second Division28500285
1903–04Second Division610061
1904–05Second Division202141
Total 36621387

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 177. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. 1 2 "search deaths indexes 1837 – 2006". Findmypast.com. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ↑ William Loverseed at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)