Alf Calverley

Alf Calverley
Personal information
Date of birth (1917-11-24)24 November 1917
Place of birth Huddersfield, England
Date of death October 1991 (1991-11) (aged 73)
Place of death Sheffield, England
Position(s) Outside left
Youth career
Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939−1940 Mossley 2 (0)
1940−1946 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
1946−1947 Mansfield Town 30 (1)
1947 Arsenal 11 (0)
1947 Preston North End 13 (0)
1947−1953 Doncaster Rovers 142 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Godfrey Calverley[1] (24 November 1917 − October 1991)[2] was an English footballer who played as an outside left for several League clubs.

Playing career

He joined his hometown team, Huddersfield Town from school, then moved to Mossley where he played a couple of games before returning to Huddersfield. He guested for several clubs during the Second World War, rejoining Huddersfield when it ended,[3] though never made a League appearance for them and moved to Mansfield Town in June 1946.[4]

Calverley was signed by Arsenal for £2,500 in March 1947. Preston North End, the opposition team in his debut game, had been so impressed by him that they persuaded Arsenal to sell him for £1,500 four months later.[5]

Joining Second Division Doncaster Rovers for a then club record fee of £4,000 in November 1947,[3] he was an influential figure in their 1949−50 Third Division (North) title triumph but injury problems curtailed his playing career in December 1952.[4] He scored 13 times in his 153 League and cup appearances for Rovers.

Death

He died in Sheffield towards the end of 1991.

References

  1. ^ "Alf Calverley". Free BMD. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Alf Calverly profile". doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Alf Calverly". Leeds United FC History. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Alf Calverly". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  5. ^ Joy, Bernard (2009). Forward Arsenal. GCR Books. ISBN 978-0955921117.