Joe Dale

Joe Dale

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Dale
Date of birth	3 July 1921
Place of birth	Northwich, England
Date of death	11 September 2000 (aged 79)
Playing position	Outside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
000?–?	Witton Albion	?	(?)
1947–1948	Manchester United	2	(0)
1948	Port Vale	9	(1)
000?–?	Witton Albion	?	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Joseph "Joe" Dale (3 July 1921 – 11 September 2000) was an English footballer.

Playing career

Dale played for Witton Albion before he transferred to Manchester United in June 1947. He made his United debut on 27 September 1947 in a 2–1 win at Preston North End.^[1] He only played one further game before he was bought by Port Vale for 'a substantial fee' (£1,000) in April 1948.^[1] He made his debut in a 1–0 home defeat by Walsall on 10 April 1948, but again failed to win a first team spot. He scored one goal in his next eight appearances before old club Witton Albion put in a then-Cheshire League record fee to bring him back to the club in October 1948.^[2]

Statistics

• Sourced from Joe Dale profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United	1947–48	First Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Port Vale	1947–48	Third Division South	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	1948–49	Third Division South	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
	Total		9	1	0	0	0	0	9	1

References

1. "JOSEPH DALE". mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
2. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 75. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.