Wallace Bliss
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1871 | ||
| Place of birth | Shrewsbury, England | ||
| Date of death |
1951 (aged 79–80) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1892–1893 | Burslem Port Vale | 13 | (3) |
| Total | 13 | (3) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Wallace Bliss (1871 – 1951) was a footballer. He was the first player to score a Football League for Burslem Port Vale.
Playing career
Bliss joined Burslem Port Vale in August 1892.[1] He made his debut at inside-left on 3 September 1892 as Vale lost 5–1 to Small Heath at Muntz Street; his goal was the club's first in the Football League.[1] He was a regular in the side until December 1892, and was released from the Athletic Ground at the end of the 1892–93 season after having scored three goals in 13 Second Division games.[1]
Statistics
- Sourced from Wallace Bliss 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 | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1892–93 | Second Division | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 32. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
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