Dick Danks

Dick Danks

Personal information
Full name	Richard Danks
Date of birth	March 1865
Place of birth	Bilston, England
Date of death	November 1929 (age 64)
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1887–1894	Burslem Port Vale	20	(2)
Total		20	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Richard (Dick) Danks (March 1865 – November 1929) was an English footballer.

Playing career

Danks played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, he made three guest appearances for Burslem Port Vale whilst still at Wolves, including his debut on a 14 January 1888 friendly with South Shore where he bagged two goals in a 2–2 home draw. He switched to the Vale permanently in the summer of 1888. He played regular football in the 1888–89 season but after being appointed club secretary in October 1889 played only in emergency circumstances. He served as secretary until November 1893 and was released as a player at the end of the 1893–94 season. He had played 42 games (including 1 in the Football League, 19 friendlies, 15 in the Football Combination and 4 in the Midland League) and scored 8 goals (5 in friendlies, 2 in the Combination and one cup goals) for the club.^[1]

References

1. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 76. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200. 

Persondata
Name	Danks, Dick
Alternative names	Richard Danks
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	1865
Place of birth	Bilston, England
Date of death	1929
Place of death