Alf Fields

Alf Fields BEM (15 November 1918 – 14 November 2011) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half.

Alf Fields
Personal information
Date of birth 15 November 1918
Place of birth Canning Town, England
Date of death 14 November 2011(2011-11-14) (aged 92)
Place of death England
Playing position(s) Centre half
Youth career
1936–1939 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1952 Arsenal 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Fields signed with Arsenal in 1936, turned professional in 1937, and made his debut in 1939.[1] Between then and 1952, Fields made a total of 19 appearances in the Football League.[2] Arsenal won the old First Division in 1947–48 but he only made six league appearances all season.[3] After retiring as a player, Fields spent time as a coach at Arsenal, before eventually retiring in November 1983.[1]

Fields played himself in the 1939 film The Arsenal Stadium Mystery.[4]

During World War II, Fields served in North Africa and Italy, earning the British Empire Medal.[5]

As the time of his death, Fields was Arsenal's oldest surviving player.[6] He died on 14 November 2011, one day before his 93rd birthday.[7]

References
  1. "Profile". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  2. "ARSENAL : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  3. "1947–48 competition statistics". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  4. Alf Fields on IMDb
  5. "Football and the Second World War". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  6. Matt Denver, Glenn Moore and Phil Shaw (3 May 2006). "Highbury memories". The Independent. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  7. "Alf Fields: 1918–2011". Arsenal F.C.


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