Joe Dale
Personal information
Full name Joseph Dale[1]
Date of birth (1921-07-03)3 July 1921
Place of birth Northwich, England
Date of death 11 September 2000(2000-09-11) (aged 79)
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1940–1947 Witton Albion
1947–1948 Manchester United 2 (0)
1948 Port Vale 9 (1)
1948–1958 Witton Albion
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Dale (3 July 1921 – 11 September 2000) was an English footballer who played in the English Football League for Manchester United and Port Vale, as well as playing for Witton Albion in three Cheshire County League winning seasons (1948–49, 1949–50 and 1953–54).

Career

Dale made his debut for Witton Albion on 20 April 1940, and scored one goal in five games in the 1939–40 season.[2] He scored 22 goals in 39 games in the 1946–47 season.[3] 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.[4] He only played one further game before he was bought by Port Vale for 'a substantial fee' (£1,000) in April 1948.[4] 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.[5] He scored 21 goals in 33 games in the 1948–49 Cheshire County League title winning season, 20 goals in 37 games in the 1949–50 Cheshire County League title winning season, 15 goals in 33 games in the 1950–51 season, 8 goals in 25 games in the 1951–52 season, 17 goals in 44 games in the 1952–53 season, 24 goals in 48 games in the 1953–54 Cheshire County League title winning season, 8 goals in 24 games in the 1954–55 season, 14 goals in 21 games in the 1955–56 season, 12 goals in 28 games in the 1956–57 season, 6 goals in 18 games in the 1957–58 season and made one final appearance in the 1958–59 campaign.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Career statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Witton Albion 1939–40[2] Cheshire County League 51
1946–47[3] Cheshire County League 3922
Total 4423
Manchester United 1947–48[17] First Division 20000020
Port Vale 1947–48[17] Third Division South 30000030
1948–49[17] Third Division South 61000061
Total 91000091
Witton Albion 1948–49[6] Cheshire County League 3321
1949–50[7] Cheshire County League 3720
1950–51[8] Cheshire County League 3315
1951–52[9] Cheshire County League 258
1952–53[10] Cheshire County League 4417
1953–54[11] Cheshire County League 4824
1954–55[12] Cheshire County League 248
1955–56[13] Cheshire County League 2114
1956–57[14] Cheshire County League 2812
1957–58[15] Cheshire County League 186
1958–59[16] Cheshire County League 10
Total 312145

Honours

Witton Albion

References

  1. ↑ "Joe Dale". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 "1939-40 PLAYERS RECORDS". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 "1946-47 PLAYERS RECORDS". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 "JOSEPH DALE". mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  5. ↑ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 75. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  6. 1 2 "1948-49 PLAYERS RECORDS". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. 1 2 "1949-50 PLAYERS RECORDS". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  8. 1 2 "1950-51 PLAYERS RECORDS". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  9. 1 2 "1951-52 PLAYERS RECORDS". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  10. 1 2 "1952-53 PLAYERS RECORDS". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  11. 1 2 "1953-54 PLAYERS RECORDS". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  12. 1 2 "1954-55 PLAYERS RECORDS". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  13. 1 2 "1955-56 PLAYERS RECORDS". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  14. 1 2 "1956-57 PLAYERS RECORDS". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  15. 1 2 "1957-58 PLAYERS RECORDS". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  16. 1 2 "1958-59 PLAYERS RECORDS". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  17. 1 2 3 Joe Dale at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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