Career
Dain was a right-back in Portuguese 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. On 13 February 1886 he scored in the fifth round replay with Brentwood, which finished 3–3. He remained a first team regular until losing his place in February and most likely departing at the end of the season.
