1923–24 Port Vale F.C. season
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The 1923–24 season was Port Vale's fifth consecutive season of football (18th overall) in the English Football League.[1] Another season of slow and steady progress saw the club finish one point, and one place higher than the previous campaign. The club still lacked a regular goalscorer since selling Bobby Blood, however, Wilf Kirkham made his debut, and goals came from all across the team. A still-standing club record was set on 5 April 1924, when Tom Holford played against Derby County at the age of 46.
1923–24 season | ||
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Chairman | Sampson Walker | |
Manager | Joe Schofield | |
Stadium | The Old Recreation Ground | |
Football League Second Division | 16th (38 Points) | |
FA Cup | Fifth Qualification Round (knocked out by Wrexham) | |
North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup | Runners-up (knocked out by Stoke) | |
Top goalscorer | League: Billy Briscoe (10) All: Billy Briscoe, Tom Page (10 each) | |
Highest home attendance | 16,800 vs Stoke, 13 October 1923 | |
Lowest home attendance | 3,000 vs South Shields, 21 January 1924 | |
Average home league attendance | 8,489 | |
Biggest win | 3–0 and 4–1 | |
Biggest defeat | 0–5 and 1–6 | |
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The most notable incident in the campaign was the death of Tom Butler on 11 November 1923; he died from complications of a broken arm that he picked up whilst playing for the club.