C. McAlpine was an English
footballer
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who played for
Burslem Port Vale.
Career
McAlpine joined
Burslem Port Vale in December 1890, making his debut at the
Athletic Ground in a 3–0
friendly defeat to
rivals
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Stoke
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on 20 December 1890.
He was a first-team regular and helped the club share the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1891 and win the Staffordshire Charity Cup in 1892.
He managed to sign for
Darlington
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and Vale in the summer of 1892 and was obliged to play for the former as he had given them his signature first; he also picked up a six-week
suspension
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for his error.
He returned to Vale in October 1892. He was once more a first-team regular, playing ten
Second Division
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games in
1892–93, before leaving for good in February 1893.
Career statistics
Honours
Burslem Port Vale
*North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup: 1891 (shared)
*Staffordshire Charity Cup: 1892
References
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English men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Port Vale F.C. players
Darlington F.C. players
English Football League players
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Place of birth missing