William Loverseed

William Henry Loverseed (1876–1914) was an English footballer.

William Loverseed

Personal information
Full name	William Henry Loverseed^[1]
Date of birth	1876
Place of birth	Basford, Nottinghamshire, England^[1]
Date of death	1914 (aged 37–38)^[2]
Place of death	Basford, Nottinghamshire, England^[2]
Position(s)	Centre-forward
Youth career
	Newark
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1902–1905	Burslem Port Vale	36	(6)
Total		36	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Loverseed played for Newark before joining Burslem Port Vale in June 1902.^[1] He was a regular during the 1902–03 season, scoring five goals in 30 games, but never had a particularly lengthy first team spell afterwards.^[1] In a 5–0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers on 2 January 1904 he managed to injure himself rather badly in a fall after stepping on the ball.^[1] He was released at the end of the 1904–05 season.^[1]

Career statistics

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1902–03	Second Division	28	5	0	0	0	0	28	5
	1903–04	Second Division	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
	1904–05	Second Division	2	0	2	1	0	0	4	1
	Total		36	6	2	1	0	0	38	7

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 177. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "search deaths indexes 1837 – 2006". Findmypast.com. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
3. William Loverseed at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)