Albert James Aldridge (4 Agusta 1863 - 22 Yuni 1891) ɗan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa ne na ƙasar Ingila, wanda ya taka leda a matsayin cikakken dan baya.[1]An haife shi a Walsall, ya lashe gasar cin kofin FA a 1888 kuma ya buga wa tawagar kasar Ingila wasa sau biyu.
Sana'a
Walsall Swifts
Aldridge ya fara aikinsa a matsayin matashin dan wasa a kulob din Walsall Swifts na garinsu, inda ya shafe shekaru shida (biyar a matsayin matashin dan wasa da kuma daya a matsayin babban dan wasa). Ya buga wasanni tara na gasar cin kofin FA kuma ya zura kwallo daya, a zagaye na uku da suka yi nasara akan Mitchell St George's a watan Janairun 1885.[2]
West Bromwich Albion
A cikin Maris na 1886 Aldridge ya koma West Bromwich Albion inda ya sami damar buga wa Ingila wasansa na farko a gasar cin kofin Gida ta Burtaniya da Ireland a Belfast.[1] Ya samu gagarumar nasara a gasar cin kofin FA a lokacin da yake West Bromwich Albion, inda ya taimaka musu su kai ga wasan karshe a 1887, da kuma lashe kofin a 1888 ta hanyar doke Preston North End da aka fi so a wasan karshe.[3]
Walsall Town Swifts
Duk da bajintar kofinsa, Aldridge ya koma sabuwar kungiyar Walsall Town Swifts a lokacin bazara. Ya buga wasanni 13 a cikin Midland Association don "Masu Saddlers" a cikin 1888-89 [2] kuma ya sami wasansa na biyu, kuma na ƙarshe, Ingila a wasan da suka yi da Ireland a Gasar Gida ta Biritaniya a Anfield.[1] Aldridge shi ne dan wasa na biyu da ya buga wa Ingila wasa a lokacin da yake Walsall, bayan Alf Jones wanda ya fito a tawagar kasar a lokacin da yake taka leda a Walsall Swifts a shekara ta 1882.[4]
Aston Villa
A watan Agusta 1889 Aldridge ya koma Aston Villa, inda ya buga wasanni 17 a gasar kwallon kafa yayin da Villa ta kare a matsayi na takwas. Kulob din sa na farko da League ya kasance a ranar 7 ga Satumba 1889 a Wellington Road, Perry Barr, lokacin da Burnley ta kasance baƙi. Filin wasan Cricket da na Kwallon kafa na 7 ga Satumba sun ruwaito game da wasan. An tashi 1–1 a rabin lokaci da kuma 2–2 a cikakken lokaci. Aldridge ya buga wasan baya na hagu. Aldridge ya sami ambato guda biyu yayin da yake yin wani kyakkyawan aikin tsaro. Wasansa na ƙarshe shine ranar 28 ga Disamba 1889 lokacin da Villa ta yi tafiya zuwa Gundumar County, Derby. Aldridge ya taka leda a wani wuri da ba a san shi ba, mai tsaron baya. Aston Villa ta sha kashi da ci 5-0. "Lafiya mara kyau" da ake magana a kai a littafin Matthews yana nufin ya rasa sauran kakar wasa. Villa ya kiyaye Aldridge akan littattafan har zuwa Afrilu 1891, 'yan watanni kafin ya mutu.[5][6]
Mutuwa
Aldridge ya mutu a ranar 22 ga Yuni 1891 a gidansa a Walsall, ta dalilin rashin lafiya. Yana da shekara 27 kacal.[1][7]
Lambar Girmamawa
West Bromwich Albion
- Wanda ya lashe kofin FA: 1888
Wannan Muƙalar guntuwa ce: tana buƙatar a inganta ta, kuna iya gyara ta.
Manazarta
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Albert Aldridge". England Football Online. Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matthews, Tony (1999). The Complete Record of Walsall Football Club. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-156-7.
- ↑ Campbell, Darren (24 March 2015). "West Brom nostalgia: When Albion defied the odds for FA Cup glory". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ↑ Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007. Burnley Football Club. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Tony Brown. p. 7. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ↑ "Aston Villa v. Burnley". The Cricket and Football Field. 7 September 1889. p. 4 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Matthews, Tony (2004). Who's Who of Aston Villa. Mainstream Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 1-84018-821-9. External links
