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{{Short description|English footballer}}
{{Infobox Football biography
{{EngvarB|date=July 2013}}
| playername = Val Rouse
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
| image =
{{Infobox football biography
| fullname = Alfred Valentine Rouse
| dateofbirth = {{birth date|1897|02|14}}
| name = Val Rouse
| cityofbirth = [[Hoddesdon]]
| image = Vic Rouse.jpg
| countryofbirth = [[England]]
| caption = Rouse in 1928
| fullname = Alfred Valentine Rouse<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/>
| dateofdeath = {{death year and age|1961|1897}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1897|02|14|df=y}}<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/>
| cityofdeath =
| birth_place = [[Hoddesdon]], England<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/>
| countryofdeath =
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1961|1897}}<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/>
| height =
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8+1/2}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Stoke |author=Onward |newspaper=Athletic News |location=Manchester |date=21 August 1922 |page=5}}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder|Left-half]]
| youthyears =
| position = [[Left half]]
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Llanelli A.F.C.|Llanelly]]
| youthclubs =
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = [[Pontypridd F.C.|Pontypridd]]
| years = {{0|000}}&ndash;{{0|000}}<br>{{0|000}}&ndash;{{0|000}}<br>1921&ndash;1922<br>1922&ndash;1926<br>1926&ndash;1929<br>1926&ndash;1929 <br>1929&ndash;1931<br>{{0|000}}&ndash;{{0|000}}
| clubs = [[Llanelli A.F.C.|Llanelly]]<br>[[Pontypridd Town A.F.C.|Pontypridd]]<br>[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]<br>[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke]]<br>[[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea Town]]<br>[[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]<br>[[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]]<br>Connah's Quay & Shotton
| years1 = 1921–1922| clubs1 = [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]| caps1 = 5| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1922–1926| clubs2 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke]]| caps2 = 92| goals2 = 2
| caps(goals) = {{0}}? (?)<br>{{0}}? (?)<br>{{0}}5 (0)<br>92 (2)<br>{{0}}4 (0)<br>95 (0)<br>83 (1)<br>{{0}}? (?)
| years3 = 1926 | clubs3 = [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea Town]]| caps3 = 4| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1926–1929| clubs4 = [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]| caps4 = 95| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1929–1931| clubs5 = [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]]| caps5 = 83| goals5 = 1
| years6 = | clubs6 = [[Connah's Quay & Shotton F.C.|Connah's Quay & Shotton]]| caps6 = | goals6 =
| totalcaps = 279| totalgoals = 3
}}
}}


'''Alfred Valentine (Val or Vic) Rouse''' (14 February 1897 - 1961) was an [[English people|English]] [[association football|footballer]], described as a 'gentleman' player.
'''Alfred Valentine''' "'''Val or Vic'''" '''Rouse''' (14 February 1897 – 1961) was an English [[association football|footballer]] who played for [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]], [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]], [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke]], [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea Town]] and [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] and was described as a 'gentleman' player.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City">{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Tony|title=The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City|year=1994|publisher=Lion Press|isbn=0-9524151-0-0}}</ref>


==Playing career==
==Career==
Rouse was born in [[Hoddesdon]] and played for Welsh sides [[Llanelli A.F.C.|Llanelly]] and [[Pontypridd F.C.|Pontypridd]] before joining [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] in 1921.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> He played five [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] games for "Wolves" in the [[1921–22 in English football|1921–22]] campaign, before joining [[Football League First Division|First Division]] club [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke]] in August 1922.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> He played in 38 matches in [[1922–23 Stoke F.C. season|1922–23]] as Stoke suffered [[promotion and relegation|relegation]] back to the Second Division.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> [[Manager (association football)|Manager]] [[Tom Mather]] kept faith with Rouse at left-half in [[1923–24 Stoke F.C. season|1923–24]], and made him [[Captain (association football)|captain]] for the [[1924–25 Stoke F.C. season|1924–25]] campaign. He scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 draw with [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] at the [[Victoria Ground]] on 1 November 1924. Despite possessing a strong squad, overall performances on the [[Football pitch|pitch]] were below standard, and the team went 12 matches without a win (1 January 1925 to 21 March 1925) and was almost relegated.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> Four wins and three draws in their last eight matches ensured survival by the narrowest of margins, a single point.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> Rouse was sold to [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea Town]] but featured just four times for the "Swans" in [[1925–26 in English football|1925–26]]. He left [[Vetch Field]] and joined [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] in June 1926.<ref name="kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=254|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0 }}</ref> He played 29 Second Division matches in the [[1926–27 Port Vale F.C. season|1926–27]] season and then 39 league games in the [[1927–28 Port Vale F.C. season|1927–28]] season, as Vale posted top ten finishes. However, he lost his first-team place at [[The Old Recreation Ground]] in February 1929 and was given a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]] in May 1929. He spent the [[1929–30 in English football|1929–30]] and [[1930–31 in English football|1930–31]] seasons in the [[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]] with [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]], before joining [[Connah's Quay & Shotton F.C.|Connah's Quay & Shotton]].
Rouse played for [[Pontypridd Town A.F.C.|Pontypridd]], [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]], [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke]] and [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea Town]] before joining [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] in June 1926. He was a regular in the team until losing his place in February 1929 and being given [[free transfer (football)|free transfer]] in May 1929. He later played for [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]] and Connah's Quay & Shotton.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=254|date=1996|isbn=0952915200|url=http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==References==
Source:<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref>
{{Reflist}}
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|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Division
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|FA Cup
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|[[1921–22 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season|1921–22]]
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|5||0||0||0||5||0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke]]
|[[1922–23 Stoke F.C. season|1922–23]]
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|37||0||1||0||38||0
|-
|[[1923–24 Stoke F.C. season|1923–24]]
|Second Division
|24||0||1||0||25||0
|-
|[[1924–25 Stoke F.C. season|1924–25]]
|Second Division
|31||2||1||0||32||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!92!!2!!3!!0!!95!!2
|-
|[[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea Town]]
|[[1925–26 Swansea Town F.C. season|1925–26]]
|Second Division
|4||0||0||0||4||0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]
|[[1926–27 Port Vale F.C. season|1926–27]]
|Second Division
|29||0||3||0||33||0
|-
|[[1927–28 Port Vale F.C. season|1927–28]]
|Second Division
|38||0||3||0||41||0
|-
|[[1928–29 Port Vale F.C. season|1928–29]]
|Second Division
|28||0||1||0||29||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!95!!0!!7!!0!!102!!0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]]
|[[1929–30 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season|1929–30]]
|[[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]]
|42||0||2||0||44||0
|-
|[[1930–31 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season|1930–31]]
|Third Division North
|41||1||2||0||43||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!83!!1!!4!!0!!87!!1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!279!!3!!14!!0!!293!!3
|}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:30, 2 November 2024

Val Rouse
Rouse in 1928
Personal information
Full name Alfred Valentine Rouse[1]
Date of birth (1897-02-14)14 February 1897[1]
Place of birth Hoddesdon, England[1]
Date of death 1961 (aged 63–64)[1]
Height 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[2]
Position(s) Left half
Youth career
Llanelly
Pontypridd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1922 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 (0)
1922–1926 Stoke 92 (2)
1926 Swansea Town 4 (0)
1926–1929 Port Vale 95 (0)
1929–1931 Crewe Alexandra 83 (1)
Connah's Quay & Shotton
Total 279 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Valentine "Val or Vic" Rouse (14 February 1897 – 1961) was an English footballer who played for Crewe Alexandra, Port Vale, Stoke, Swansea Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers and was described as a 'gentleman' player.[1]

Career

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Rouse was born in Hoddesdon and played for Welsh sides Llanelly and Pontypridd before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1921.[1] He played five Second Division games for "Wolves" in the 1921–22 campaign, before joining First Division club Stoke in August 1922.[1] He played in 38 matches in 1922–23 as Stoke suffered relegation back to the Second Division.[1] Manager Tom Mather kept faith with Rouse at left-half in 1923–24, and made him captain for the 1924–25 campaign. He scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 draw with Barnsley at the Victoria Ground on 1 November 1924. Despite possessing a strong squad, overall performances on the pitch were below standard, and the team went 12 matches without a win (1 January 1925 to 21 March 1925) and was almost relegated.[1] Four wins and three draws in their last eight matches ensured survival by the narrowest of margins, a single point.[1] Rouse was sold to Swansea Town but featured just four times for the "Swans" in 1925–26. He left Vetch Field and joined Port Vale in June 1926.[3] He played 29 Second Division matches in the 1926–27 season and then 39 league games in the 1927–28 season, as Vale posted top ten finishes. However, he lost his first-team place at The Old Recreation Ground in February 1929 and was given a free transfer in May 1929. He spent the 1929–30 and 1930–31 seasons in the Third Division North with Crewe Alexandra, before joining Connah's Quay & Shotton.

Career statistics

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Source:[4]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1921–22 Second Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
Stoke 1922–23 First Division 37 0 1 0 38 0
1923–24 Second Division 24 0 1 0 25 0
1924–25 Second Division 31 2 1 0 32 2
Total 92 2 3 0 95 2
Swansea Town 1925–26 Second Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
Port Vale 1926–27 Second Division 29 0 3 0 33 0
1927–28 Second Division 38 0 3 0 41 0
1928–29 Second Division 28 0 1 0 29 0
Total 95 0 7 0 102 0
Crewe Alexandra 1929–30 Third Division North 42 0 2 0 44 0
1930–31 Third Division North 41 1 2 0 43 1
Total 83 1 4 0 87 1
Career total 279 3 14 0 293 3

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ Onward (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Stoke". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  3. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 254. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  4. ^ Vic Rouse at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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