Alf Dark

Alf Dark
	Dark in a Port Vale squad photo in 1923
Personal information
Full name	Alfred James Dark
Date of birth	21 August 1893
Place of birth	Keynsham, England
Date of death	3 August 1964 (aged 70)
Place of death	St George, Bristol, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Half-back
Youth career
	Wallsend
Senior career*
Years	Team
1920–1921	Newcastle United
1921–1923	Leeds United
1923–1924	Port Vale
1924–1928	Halifax Town
1928–1929	Barrow
1929–1930	Sittingbourne
1930–193?	North Shields
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career

Dark played for Wallsend and Newcastle United before being signed by Leeds United in May 1921. He made his debut in the English Football League at the age of 29 on 28 October 1922, in a 2–1 defeat at Leicester City.^[3] He was unable to dislodge Jim Baker or Ernie Hart in the Leeds first-team.^[3] He signed with 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:^[4]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 76. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ "The lure of promotion. Port Vale". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
^ ^a ^b "Leeds United F.C. History". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ Alf Dark at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)