Albert Walmsley (footballer)

Albert Walmsley
Personal information
Full name Albert Walmsley
Date of birth (1885-10-21)21 October 1885
Place of birth Blackburn, England
Date of death 1964 (aged 78–79)[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Darwen
1907–1920 Blackburn Rovers 272 (6)
1920–1923 Stockport County 80 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Walmsley (21 October 1885 – 1964) was an English professional footballer who played as a right half. As a youth, he assisted Blackburn St. Peter's and later played for Lancashire Combination side Darwen before joining Football League First Division club Blackburn Rovers in 1907. He went on to play 272 league matches in a 13-year spell with the Ewood Park side. Walmsley transferred to Stockport County at the start of the 1920–21 season and spent three years at the club, scoring 3 goals in 80 league appearances.[3]

During the 1915–16 season Walmsley played 21 matches as a wartime guest with Burnley, scoring once.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Player search: Walmsley, A (Albert)". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ Quiz (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Blackburn Rovers". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1788–1839. p. 270. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club. p. 490. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.


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