Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Trevor Rhodes [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 10 November 1909||
Place of birth | Leeds, England [1] | ||
Date of death | 23 May 1993[1] | (aged 83)||
Place of death | Leeds, England [1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Right-half / Inside-right | ||
Youth career | |||
Yorkshire Amateur | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1928–1933 | Bradford Park Avenue | 57 | (39) |
1933–1938 | Port Vale | 139 | (28) |
Total | 196 | (67) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Trevor Rhodes (10 November 1909 – 23 May 1993) was an English footballer who played 147 games for Port Vale between 1933 and 1938, having previously represented Yorkshire Amateur and Bradford Park Avenue. Able to play as a right-half or at inside-right, he was noted for his pace and shot power.
Rhodes played for Yorkshire Amateur and Bradford Park Avenue before joining Port Vale in June 1933. [1] He scored his first goal for the "Valiants" on 11 September, in a 3–0 win over Bury at Gigg Lane. [1] He went on to score a hat-trick on 6 January, in a 4–1 win over Southampton at The Dell. [1] This made him the last non-striker to score a hat-trick for the club until Louis Dodds in 2011. [3] He finished the 1933–34 campaign with 11 goals in 31 appearances. [1] He went on to score six goals in 36 games in 1934–35. [1] He hit seven goals in 30 appearances in the 1935–36 season, including the winner against First Division champions Sunderland in an FA Cup Third Round replay at The Old Recreation Ground. [4] Despite such cup exploits, Vale suffered relegation out of the Second Division. [1] Rhodes bagged five goals in 36 games in 1936–37, as Vale struggled to adapt to life in the Third Division North. [1] Rhodes lost his first-team place through injury in November 1937, and went on to play just 14 games in the 1937–38 campaign. [1] With 29 goals in 147 league and cup games, he was released from his contract in the summer. [1]
Source: [5]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Bradford Park Avenue | 1928–29 | Second Division | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
1929–30 | Second Division | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
1930–31 | Second Division | 21 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | |
1931–32 | Second Division | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | |
1932–33 | Second Division | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
Total | 57 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 41 | ||
Port Vale | 1933–34 | Second Division | 30 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11 |
1934–35 | Second Division | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | |
1935–36 | Second Division | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | |
1936–37 | Third Division North | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
1937–38 | Third Division North | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
Total | 139 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 147 | 29 | ||
Career total | 196 | 67 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 208 | 70 |