Trevor Dance

Trevor Dance (born 31 July 1958) is an English former football goalkeeper who played 84 league games in the Football League for Port Vale between 1975 and 1980. He also played for non-League sides Stafford Rangers, Altrincham, and Telford United, and also played for American club Cleveland Cobras.

Career Port Vale Dance moved with his family to Staffordshire as a child as his father found work in the coal mines. Dance joined Port Vale as an apprentice in August 1975, signing his first professional forms in July 1976, and making his debut in a 2–1 defeat at Mansfield Town on 28 December 1976. An understudy to John Connaughton, he made a highly impressive Vale Park debut on 10 January 1977, his saves were a key part of a 3–1 victory over Second Division Hull City in the FA Cup third round replay game. He finished the 1976–77 campaign with 12 appearances to his name as Connaughton recovered from injury, and featured eight times in 1977–78, as manager Roy Sproson was replaced by Bobby Smith, and the "Valiants" were relegated out of the Third Division. He was an ever-present for Altrincham during the 1984–85 season. He later played for Telford United, before retiring to concentrate on his tiling business.

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1976–77 Third Division

1977–78 Third Division

1978–79 Fourth Division

1979–80 Fourth Division

1980–81 Fourth Division

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