James Vance: Man United forward Profile & Stats
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James Vance

Position: forward

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 5 5 0 0 13 1 +12 100.00
A 6 1 0 5 7 20 -13 16.67
TOTALS 11 6 0 5 20 21 -1 54.55

Name: James Vance
Birthdate: 24-02-1876
Age: 150
Birthplace: Stevenston, Scotland
Height: 5' 10" (1.78m)
Weight: 11st 9lbs (73.94kg)
Years at Club: 1896
Signing Info: Transferred from: Annbank FC, 01/1896, £
Previous Clubs: Annbank FC
Debut: 03/02/1896 v Leicester City (H) 2-0 (League Division Two)
Farewell: Transferred to Fairfield FC, 12/1896, £
Passed Away: PA

Biography

It was stated that James Vance was 19 years old when he joined Newton Heath, meaning he was only 15 when he played in the Scottish Cup for junior side Annbank in 1892-93. It obviously helped that he had grown to 5'10½" while still a teenager. James could play anywhere in the front line, and play well too - he was selected to represent Ayrshire County against Lanarkshire in December 1893.
Vance was signed by Newton Heath in January 1896, the same week they also signed a full-back named Alexander Oag from Raith Rovers. Intriguingly, on February 3rd, Oag was expected to fill in at the back against Leicester Fosse, only for two players to drop one spot back, thus creating a vacancy up front for Vance to make his debut instead. Oag never made Heath's first team after that.
James, on the other hand, appeared in ten of the season's ultimate 11 fixtures. He only got one goal and added two more in friendlies, but all three had one thing in common - they came in Heath defeats. Inevitably, he lost his regular spot for 1896-97 and, following a solitary outing in October 1896, he moved across town to Fairfield in mid-December.
His stay in England came to an end just three months later when he decided to return to his old club, Annbank. Motherwell signed him in preparation for the 1898-99 campaign but, failing to break into their team, James returned for a third spell with Annbank, again appearing in the Scottish Cup that season. He even became a committee member while still serving the first team in 1904-05. No picture available. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
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Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
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1. 1895-1896 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10
2. 1896-1897 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
1. Burton Swifts 1 1
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Burton Wanderers 2 0
2. Port Vale 2 0
3. Leicester City 1 0
4. Burton Swifts 1 1
5. Rotherham United 1 0
6. Grimsby Town 1 0
7. Darwen 1 0
8. Loughborough Town 1 0
9. Lincoln City 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Burton Wanderers Committee 2
2. Hood, Enoch 2
3. Jackson, Henry 1
4. Burton Swifts Committee 1
5. Rotherham United Committee 1
6. ? 1
7. Darwen Committee 1
8. Loughborough Town Committee 1
9. Martin, Alf 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 11
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Bank Street 5
2. Abbey Park 1
3. Cobridge Stadium 1
4. Derby Turn 1
5. Millmoor 1
6. Peel Croft 1
7. Sincil Bank 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division Two 11
No Opponent Count
1. Burton Wanderers 2
2. Port Vale 2
3. Leicester City 1
4. Burton Swifts 1
5. Rotherham United 1
6. Grimsby Town 1
7. Darwen 1
8. Loughborough Town 1
9. Lincoln City 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 11
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 03-02-1896 Div 2 Leicester City Win 2-0 H 0 William Kennedy 10', Richard Smith 60'
2. 08-02-1896 Div 2 Burton Swifts Loss 1-4 A 1 James Vance ??' Davie Willocks 25', ??', T.A.Bull ??', Alex Boggie 48'
3. 07-03-1896 Div 2 Rotherham United Win 3-2 A 0 Richard Smith ??', Bob Donaldson ??, William Kennedy ??' E.Cutts ??', Jimmy McCormick ??'
4. 14-03-1896 Div 2 Grimsby Town Loss 2-4 A 0 William Kennedy ??', Richard Smith ??' Thomas McCairns ??', Thomas Pratt ??', ??', James Graham ??'
5. 18-03-1896 Div 2 Burton Wanderers Loss 1-5 A 0 John Dow ??' Adrian Capes ??', Arthur Capes ??', Ted Devey ??', Ben Garfield ??', ??'
6. 23-03-1896 Div 2 Port Vale Loss 0-3 A 0 Joshua Randles 3', 18', Jim Mason 5'
7. 03-04-1896 Div 2 Darwen Win 4-0 H 0 William Kennedy ??', ??', ??', James McNaught ??'
8. 04-04-1896 Div 2 Loughborough Town Win 2-0 H 0 Richard Smith ??', Bob Donaldson ??'
9. 06-04-1896 Div 2 Port Vale Win 2-1 H 0 Richard Smith ??', John Clarkin ??' Ted McDonald ??'
10. 11-04-1896 Div 2 Lincoln City Loss 0-2 A 0 Alec Smith 23', Jimmy Frettingham 65'
11. 24-10-1896 Div 2 Burton Wanderers Win 3-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy 1', 3', 5'
 

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