Albert Skinner

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Albert Skinner
Personal information
Full name Albert James Skinner[1]
Date of birth 1868[1]
Place of birth Burslem, England[1]
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1886–1893 Burslem Port Vale 14 (0)
Total 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Albert James Skinner (born 1868; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as a full-back for Burslem Port Vale between 1886 and 1893.

Playing career[]

Skinner most likely joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1886.[1] He enjoyed regular football from October 1888 to February 1889, but was used mostly as a reserve player after this period.[1] In total he played 30 games for his local team: 16 league games (12 in the Football Combination and one each in the English Football League and Midland Football League), 13 friendlies, and 3 cup matches.[1] He was allowed to leave the Athletic Ground at the end of the 1892–93 season, the first ever season of the Football League Second Division.[1]

Statistics[]

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burslem Port Vale 1886–87 – 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
1887–88 – 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1888–89 Combination 12 0 0 0 4 0 16 0
1889–90 – 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0
1890–91 Midland League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1891–92 Midland League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1892–93 Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 14 0 0 0 16 0 30 0

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 268. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Albert Skinner at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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