Albert Pitt (footballer)

Albert Pitt
Personal information
Full name Albert Edward Pitt[1]
Date of birth 1880[1]
Place of birth Shardlow, England[1]
Position(s) Half-back / Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902 Stone Town
1903–1905 Stoke 7 (1)
1905 Birmingham University
1906–1907 Canterbury Provinces
1908–1911 Stoke 40 (4)
1910 Canadian Club
1911 Trentham
1911–1912 Wrexham
1912 Stoke 4 (0)
1913 Norton Bridge
Total 51 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Edward Pitt (born 1880) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.[1]

Career

Pitt started playing football with amateur side Stone Town before joining Stoke in 1903.[1] He played a bit part role for Stoke and in 1905 he left to attend Birmingham University and then left for New Zealand. He returned to Stoke in 1908 and was a regular during the 1908–09 season before he then left the country again this time to Canada.[1] He returned about a year later and played for Trentham, Wrexham and four more matches for Stoke.[1][2]

Career statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke[1] 1903–04 First Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
1904–05 First Division 3 1 0 0 3 1
1908–09 Birmingham & District League 31 4 1 0 32 4
1909–10 Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two 1 0 0 0 1 0
1910–11 Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two 8 0 0 0 8 0
1912–13 Southern League Division One 4 0 0 0 4 0
Career Total 51 5 1 0 52 5

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "Albert Pitt". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 21 January 2022.