Ted Oldfield

Ted Oldfield

Personal information
Full name	John Edward Oldfield[1]
Date of birth	13 July 1918[1]
Place of birth	Helsby, England[1]
Date of death	2006 (aged 87–88)
Playing position	Right-half
Youth career
	Helsby
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1945–1947	Port Vale	1	(0)
Total		1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

John Edward "Ted" Oldfield (13 July 1918 – 2006) was an English footballer who played at right-half for Port Vale shortly after World War II.

Playing career

Oldfield played for Helsby, before joining Port Vale as an amateur in December 1945.^[1] He became a regular in the war leagues, and signed as a professional in February 1946.^[1] He actually guested for Vale's opponents on 20 April 1946, when Southend United lost 2–1 at The Old Recreation Ground.^[1] Oldfield then played for Vale in the reverse fixture two days later – which finished 1–1.^[1] He lost his place as the war ended and so only played one Third Division South game in the Football League, before being released by manager Gordon Hodgson at the end of the 1946–47 season.^[1]

Statistics

• Sourced from Ted Oldfield 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
Port Vale	1946–47	Third Division South	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 219. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.