Alf Dark

Alf Dark
	Dark in a Port Vale squad photo in 1923
Personal information
Full name	Alfred James Dark[1]
Date of birth	21 August 1893[1]
Place of birth	Keynsham, England[1]
Date of death	3 August 1964 (aged 70)[1]
Place of death	St George, Bristol, England[1]
Position(s)	Half-back
Youth career
	Wallsend
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Alfred James Dark (21 August 1893 – 3 August 1964) was an English footballer who played at half-back for Newcastle United, Leeds United, Port Vale, Halifax Town, Barrow, Sittingbourne, and North Shields

Playing career

Dark played for Wallsend, Newcastle United and Leeds United, before joining Port Vale in June 1923.[1] He scored on his debut on 25 August, in a 2–1 victory over Crystal Palace at the Nest.[1] He was regularly on the first team team sheet from August 1923 to February 1924, but was faded out of favour at The Old Recreation Ground and released at the end of the season.[1] He had played 25 Second Division games and one FA Cup game.[1] He moved on to Halifax Town, Barrow, Sittingbourne and North Shields.[1]

Source:[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Newcastle United	1919–20	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leeds United	1922–23	Second Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
Port Vale	1923–24	Second Division	25	1	1	0	26	1
Halifax Town	1924–25	Third Division North	17	0	0	0	17	0
	1925–26	Third Division North	34	1	1	0	35	1
	1926–27	Third Division North	42	0	1	0	43	0
	1927–28	Third Division North	36	0	2	0	38	0
	Total		129	1	4	0	133	1
Barrow	1928–29	Third Division North	15	0	0	0	15	0

Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 76. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
Alf Dark at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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