 Yule in a
Port Vale team photo. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Yule [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1888 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Douglas Water, South Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portobello | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1909–1911 | Lincoln City | 63 | (8) |
| 1911–1913 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 33 | (7) |
| 1913–1915 | Port Vale | 53 | (13) |
| Total | 149 | (28) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Yule (4 February 1888 – ?) was a Scottish footballer who played on the left-wing for Lincoln City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Port Vale in the 1910s.
Career
Yule played for Portobello before moving down to England to play for Lincoln City of the Second Division. [2] He moved on to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1911. Wolves finished fifth in the Second Division in 1911–12 and then tenth in 1912–13. In his two seasons at Molineux, Yule made 33 appearances, scoring seven goals. [3] He joined Port Vale in the summer of 1913. [1] The "left-wing flyer" made his debut in a 3–3 draw with Blackburn Rovers Reserves in a Central League match at The Old Recreation Ground on 1 September 1913. [1] He was a regular in the team and helped them reach the FA Cup first round in the 1913–14 season, which they lost 3–0 to Bolton Wanderers on 10 January 1914. [1] Yule racked up 20 goals in 77 appearances before departing the club in January 1915. [1]
Career statistics
Source: [4]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lincoln City | 1909–10 | Second Division | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 6 |
| 1910–11 | Second Division | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| Total | 63 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 8 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1911–12 | Second Division | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| 1912–13 | Second Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
| Port Vale | 1913–14 | Central League | 35 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 11 |
| 1914–15 | Central League | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
| Total | 53 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 65 | 16 | ||
| Total | 149 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 165 | 31 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 320. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ "Profile". redimps.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club Players. A - Z". wolves-stats.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ Tom Yule at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)