Ralph Dain
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1862[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Burslem, England[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Smallthorne | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1882–1886 | Port Vale | 61[2] | (2) |
| Total | 61 | (2) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ralph Dain (born 1862; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as a defender for Port Vale in the 1880s.
Dain was a right-back in Port Vale's first recorded game, in a 5–1 defeat at nearby Stoke in a Staffordshire Senior Cup second round replay on 9 December 1882.[1] He was also in the sides that won the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1883 and that won the Burslem Challenge Cup and shared the former trophy in 1885.[1] On 13 February 1886 he scored in the FA Cup fifth round replay with Brentwood, which finished 3–3.[1] He remained a first-team regular until losing his place in February and most likely departing at the end of the season.[1]