Tom Orpe

Tom Orpe

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Orpe[1]
Date of birth	1900[1]
Place of birth	Hanley, Staffordshire, England[1]
Height	5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2]
Position(s)	Right winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Stafford Rangers
1920–1921	Stoke	0	(0)
	Hanley
1922–1923	Port Vale	8	(2)
	Cheadle New Haden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Orpe (1900 – after 1923) was an English footballer who played as a winger for Stafford Rangers, Stoke, and Port Vale.

Career

Orpe played for Stafford Rangers, Stoke and Hanley before joining Second Division side Port Vale, initially on a trial basis, in November 1922.[1] He scored on his debut, in a 2–0 win over Stockport County at Edgeley Park on 9 December.[1] Seven days later, he went on to score in a 2–0 win over Crystal Palace at The Old Recreation Ground.[1] He fell out of favour in January 1923, as the man Opre replaced, Billy Harrison, was given another chance on the wing.[1] Opre then developed cartilage problems and was released, most likely at the end of the 1922–23 season.[1] He moved on to Cheadle New Haden.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1922–23	Second Division	8	2	0	0	0	0	8	2

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 220. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "The lure of promotion. Port Vale". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
3. Tom Orpe at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)