Albert Tye

Albert Tye
Personal information
Full name Albert Edward Tye[1]
Date of birth 1883
Place of birth Boylestone, England
Date of death (aged 33)[2]
Place of death near Kut, Iraq
Position(s) Left half, left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1904 Burton United 5 (0)
1904–1906 Chesterfield Town 26 (0)
Tutbury Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Edward Tye (1883 – 25 January 1917) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield Town and Burton United as a left half and left back.[1]

Personal life

Following his football career, Tye lived in Burton upon Trent and worked as a painter.[3] On 22 January 1915, six months after the outbreak of the First World War, Tye enlisted as a private in the Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment).[4] While serving as an appointed lance corporal, he was killed in action at the Hai Salient, near Kut, Iraq, on 25 January 1917.[4][3] He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chesterfield Town 1904–05[5] Second Division 17 0 0 0 17 0
1905–06[6] Second Division 9 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 26 0 0 0 26 0

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 294. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Chesterfield FC's Roll of Honour". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Albert Edward Tye | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Line-ups – 1904–05". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Line-ups – 1905–06". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
Flag of EnglandSoccer icon

This biographical article related to association football in England, about a midfielder born in the 1880s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.