Albert Worthy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Worthy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1905[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Pilsley, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 February 1978 (aged 72)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Lower Pilsley, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Danesmoor | |||
| 1926–1927 | Chesterfield | 7 | (0) |
| 1927–1933 | Lincoln City | 198 | (5) |
| 1933–1934 | Southend United | 28 | (0) |
| 1934–1937 | Rochdale | 99 | (1) |
| – | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| – | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Total | 332 | (6) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Albert Worthy (1 November 1905 – 1 February 1978) was an English professional footballer who made 332 appearances in the Football League playing for Chesterfield, Lincoln City, Southend United and Rochdale. He played as a right back.[3]
Life and career
[edit]Worthy was born in Pilsley, Derbyshire,[1] and played football for Danesmoor before joining Chesterfield. He played seven league games during the 1926–27 season before moving on to Third Division North rivals Lincoln City.[3] He scored his first Football League goal from a free kick in a 5–0 defeat of Barrow in October 1928.[4] He rarely missed a match in his first five seasons with the club,[1] at the end of which they won the Third Division North title and consequent promotion.[5] Worthy was not a regular first choice in the Second Division,[1] and left the club for Southend United of the Third Division South in the 1933 close season. After one season in which he played 30 games in all competitions,[6] he returned to the Northern Section for three years with Rochdale, after which he played non-league football for Gainsborough Trinity and Shrewsbury Town.[3]
Worthy died in Lower Pilsley, Derbyshire, in 1978 at the age of 72.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Albert Worthy". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2013. Appearances per season are sourced via the Season Stats dropdown menu at the bottom right of this page. The site is partly subscription-based, but only free-access sections are used for reference. If pop-up login dialogue boxes appear, press the "Cancel" button to proceed.
- ^ "Rochdale. Strong men for heavy ground". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xiii – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 288. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Barrow badly beaten". Daily Express. 22 October 1928. p. 17.
- ^ "Lincoln City". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Albert Worthy". Southend United database. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Basson, Stuart. "Chesterfield FC: Football League players, 1921 to 2009". Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original (Excel spreadsheet) on 29 March 2012.
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- People from Pilsley, North East Derbyshire
- Footballers from Derbyshire
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
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