Adrian Capes

Adrian Capes
Capes in Port Vale colours.
Personal information
Full name Adrian Capes[1]
Date of birth (1873-04-18)18 April 1873[2]
Place of birth Burton upon Trent, England[2]
Date of death 29 September 1955(1955-09-29) (aged 82)[1]
Place of death Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent, England[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1894–1896 Burton Wanderers 54 (32)
1896–1898 Nottingham Forest 30 (7)
1898–1900 Burton Swifts 14 (7)
1900–1905 Burslem Port Vale 164 (60)
1905–1907 Stoke 17 (2)
1908–1911 Port Vale 33 (15)
Total 312 (123)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adrian Capes (18 April 1873 – 29 September 1955), was an English footballer. A forward, he scored a total of 135 goals in 340 league and FA Cup games in a 17-year career with Nottingham Forest, Burton Wanderers, Burton Swifts, Burslem Port Vale, and Stoke. He also played cricket for Staffordshire in the 1900 Minor Counties Cricket Championship.[3] After retiring in 1911, he worked behind the scenes at Port Vale from 1911 to 1934. His brother, Arthur, was also a professional footballer.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ "Player profile: Adrian Capes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 June 2011.