Arden Maddison

John Arden Brown Maddison (12 February 1900 – 19 August 1987) was an English footballer who played at half-back for Stoke, Port Vale, Oldham Athletic, Gresley Rovers and Sutton Town.

Arden Maddison
Personal information
Full name John Arden Brown Maddison[1]
Date of birth (1900-02-12)12 February 1900[1]
Place of birth Usworth, Washington, England[1]
Date of death 19 August 1987(1987-08-19) (aged 87)[1]
Place of death Rugeley, England[1]
Position(s) Half-back
Youth career
1922 Usworth Colliery
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1924 Stoke 1 (0)
1924–1927 Port Vale 53 (1)
1927–1929 Oldham Athletic 6 (0)
1929–1931 Burton Town
1931–1933 Prescot Cables
1933–1934 Mansfield Town 0 (0)
1934–1935 Nîmes
1935–1936 Gresley Rovers 53 (2)
1936–1937 Sutton Town
1937 Gresley Rovers
Total 113+ (3+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Maddison played for Usworth Colliery, before joining Stoke in 1923. His one appearance for Stoke came in a 0–0 draw with Stockport County at the Victoria Ground on 2 February 1924.[2] He was released at the end of the 1923–24 season and joined local Second Division rivals Port Vale in October 1924.[1] He played just eight games in the 1924–25 season, before making 30 appearances in the 1925–26 campaign.[1] He scored his first senior goal on 9 October 1926, in a 2–1 defeat to Notts County at Meadow Lane.[1] However, he fractured a collarbone in November 1926 and missed the rest of the 1926–27 season.[1] He was released from his contract at The Old Recreation Ground in May 1927, and moved on to Oldham Athletic, Gresley Rovers and Sutton Town.[1][3]

Statistics

Source:[4]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke1923–24Second Division10000010
Port Vale1924–25Second Division80000080
1925–26Second Division3000000300
1926–27Second Division1510000151
Total 5310000531
Oldham Athletic1927–28Second Division40000040
1928–29Second Division20100030
Total 60100070
Career total 6011000611

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 181. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. "Player Database - John Arden Brown Maddison". Gresley FC Online. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  4. Arden Maddison at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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