William Loverseed

William Loverseed

Personal information
Full name	William Henry Loverseed[1]
Date of birth	1876
Place of birth	Basford, Nottinghamshire, England[1]
Date of death	1914 (aged 37–38)[2]
Place of death	Basford, Nottinghamshire, England[2]
Playing position	Centre-forward
Youth career
	Newark
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1902–1905	Burslem Port Vale	36	(6)
Total		36	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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

Playing career

Loverseed played for Newark before joining Burslem Port Vale in June 1902.^[1] 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.^[1] 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.^[1] He was released at the end of the 1904–05 season.^[1]

Statistics

• Sourced from William Loverseed 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	1902–03	Second Division	28	5	0	0	0	0	28	5
	1903–04	Second Division	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
	1904–05	Second Division	2	0	2	1	0	0	4	1
	Total		36	6	2	1	0	0	38	7

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 177. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "search deaths indexes 1837 - 2006". Findmypast.com.