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 Unknown
Playing position Right-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Darwen
1907–1920 Blackburn Rovers 272 (6)
1920–1923 Stockport County 80 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Albert Walmsley (born 21 October 1885, deceased) 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.[1]

During the 1915–16 season Walmsley played 21 matches as a wartime guest with Burnley, scoring once.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1788–1839. p. 270. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. ↑ 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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