Albert Stitfall
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Edward Stitfall | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 1998[1] | ||
| Place of death | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1952 | Cardiff City | 7 | (1) |
| 1952–1953 | Torquay United | 22 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Albert Edward Stitfall (7 July 1924 – 1998) was a Welsh professional footballer.
Career[]
Stitfall was born in Cardiff, and joined his hometown side Cardiff City during the Second World War, later serving in the Royal Navy. On his return to Britain he continued to play for Cardiff, although never managing to establish himself in the first team.[2] While at the club he also played alongside both of his brothers, Ron Stitfall would go on to become one of the club's all-time greats, making over 400 appearances, while would only ever go as far as the reserve side.[3]
He left the club in 1952 to sign for Torquay United and, despite playing in nearly half of the club's games that season, he left the club at the end of the season never returning to league football.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ a b Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 178–179. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- ^ "Ron Stitfall:Stalwart of Cardiff City FC". The Independent. London. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
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