Albert Fisher (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert William Fisher | ||
Date of birth | February 1881 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
Date of death | 4 December 1937 | (aged 56)||
Place of death | Nottingham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Ashbury Richmond | ||
– | Soho Caledonians | ||
1902–1903 | Aston Villa | 1 | (0) |
1903–1905 | Bristol City | 50 | (21) |
1905–1906 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | (8) |
1906–1907 | Manchester City | 5 | (2) |
– | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
– | Coventry City | ||
– | Merthyr Town | ||
Teams managed | |||
– | Merthyr Town (player-manager) | ||
1913–1927 | Notts County | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Albert William Fisher (February 1881 – 4 December 1937) was an English professional footballer who scored 23 goals from 56 appearances in the Football League playing as an inside forward for Aston Villa, Bristol City and Manchester City. He also played for Southern League clubs Brighton & Hove Albion, Bradford Park Avenue, Queens Park Rangers, Coventry City and Merthyr Town.[2] As player-manager, he led Merthyr Town to the Southern League Second Division title in 1911–12, and went on to manage Notts County.[1][3]
Fisher was born in Birmingham, and died in Nottingham at the age of 56.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Carder, Tim & Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 84. ISBN 0-9521337-1-7.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 90. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Notts County Managers". Notts County F.C. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
Categories:
- 1881 births
- 1937 deaths
- Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Merthyr Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- English football managers
- Merthyr Town F.C. managers
- Notts County F.C. managers
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs