Bert Longstaff
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert Edward Longstaff[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 9 October 1885||
Place of birth | Shoreham,[1] Sussex, England | ||
Date of death | July 1970[1] | (aged 84)||
Place of death | Brighton,[1] Sussex, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Outside right, inside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1902–1906 | Shoreham | ||
1906–1922 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 356 | (63) |
1924–1925 | Shoreham | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Albert Edward Longstaff (9 October 1885 – July 1970) was an English professional footballer who played at outside right or inside right.
He started his career at Shoreham when he was 17.[2] In 1907 he signed with Brighton & Hove Albion.[3] He stayed with Brighton until 1922, during which time he won the 1909–10 Southern League title and the 1910 FA Charity Shield and played in the club's first year in the Football League Third Division South, in 1921–22, which was his last season with the club.[2] He scored 86 goals from 443 appearances in all senior competitions.[1]
After he left Brighton he got permission from the Football Association to play as an amateur again for Shoreham, where he finished his footballing career.[2]
His younger brother Harvey played Southern League football for Albion.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Bateman, Roger (May 2010). "Bert Longstaff – Shoreham's First Professional Footballer". Shorehambysea.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ "Shoreham F.C. – Early football in Shoreham and the 'Glory Years'". Shoreham History Portal. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- 1885 births
- 1970 deaths
- People from Shoreham-by-Sea
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Shoreham F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- English Football League players
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs