Date of birth | 25 June 1930 |
Place of birth | Colchester |
Nationality | English |
Position | Centre forward |
With Newcastle United, FA Cup winner 1955
With West Ham United, 2nd Division Champion 1958. Recommended to Newcastle by Bill McCracken, Vic was a brave centre-forward who was superb in the air. He excelled in the two seasons from 1954 to 1956, notably in the 1955 FA Cup Final victory against Manchester City.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Colchester United | 01 Sep 1947 | 01 Feb 1952 | |
Newcastle United | 01 Feb 1952 | 01 Oct 1957 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1951-52 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 5 | 3 |
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1952-53 | Newcastle United | FA Charity Shield | 1 | 2 |
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1952-53 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 2 | 2 |
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1952-53 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 17 | 6 |
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1953-54 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | 1 |
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1953-54 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 11 | 6 |
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1954-55 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 9 | 5 |
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1954-55 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 19 | 10 |
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1955-56 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 4 | 3 |
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1955-56 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 32 | 26 |
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1956-57 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 14 | 4 |
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1957-58 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 6 | 1 |
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1957-58 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 3 | 4 |
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1957-58 | West Ham United | League Division Two | 29 | 19 |
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1958-59 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1958-59 | West Ham United | League Division One | 32 | 20 |
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1959-60 | West Ham United | League Division One | 15 | 6 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.