Thomas Page (15 November 1888 – 26 October 1973) was an English footballer and international baseball player who played as an inside-forward. Three of his brothers, Louis, Jack and Willie, were also professional footballers.[3]
He was top scorer in the 1921–22 season with 10 goals in 39 games, helping the team to share the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1922.[1] He also scored another goal against Stoke on 7 January, in a 4–2 defeat in the FA Cup First Round tie at the Victoria Ground.[1] However, he struck just once in 26 games in 1922–23. For the 1923–24 season, he was joint-top scorer with Billy Briscoe, hitting ten goals in 39 games.[1] He continued to be a bogey player for the "Potters", scoring in another 4–2 defeat on 13 October.[1] He hit five goals in 29 appearances in 1924–25, as Vale finished eighth in the Second Division.[1]
By 1925–26, Wilf Kirkham was the club's number one goal threat, though Page still managed to score 10 goals in 37 appearances.[1] It was much the same story in 1926–27 and 1927–28, as he bagged 10 goals for three seasons running.[1] However, he was goalless in his seventeen appearances in the 1928–29 season, as the club were relegated into the Third Division North.[1] Now at the age of 40, he was released, having played 302 games (286 in the league) and scored 65 goals (59 in the league) for the club.[1] He still continued his career though, signing a contract with New Brighton, also of the Third Division North.[1]
