Albert Barrett

Albert Frank Barrett (11 November 1903 – 8 December 1989) was an English footballer who played as a half-back.

For the American physician, see Albert Moore Barrett.

Albert Barrett
Personal information
Full name Albert Frank Barrett[1]
Date of birth (1903-11-11)11 November 1903
Place of birth West Ham, England
Date of death 8 December 1989(1989-12-08) (aged 86)
Place of death Cape Town, South Africa
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Half-back
Youth career
Fairburn House
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921 Leytonstone
1921 Middlesex Wanderers
1923–1924 West Ham United 0 (0)
1924–1925 Southampton 1 (0)
1925–1937 Fulham 388 (12)
Total 389 (12)
National team
1929 England 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early and personal life

Barrett was born in West Ham, the third of four children, with two older brothers and one younger sister.[1]

Career

Barrett played as a schoolboy for Fairburn House, and then played for Leytonstone and Middlesex Wanderers in 1921.[1] He signed for West Ham United as an amateur in 1923, leaving a year later (without making a first-team appearance) to sign as an amateur for Southampton.[1] After one league appearance he moved to Fulham in 1925, where he turned professional.[1] He played for the "Professionals" in the 1929 FA Charity Shield.[2] He stayed with the club until 1937, scoring 12 goals in 388 league games.[1]

He made one appearance for the English national team on 19 October 1929.[1]

Later life

Barrett was married with two sons.[1] He worked as an accountant during his professional career, and in 1939 he owned a newsagents/tobacconists shop.[1] After World War II he worked as the secretary of wholesale firm at Romford Market, before emigrating to South Africa in 1954.[1]

References
  1. "England Players - Albert Barrett". www.englandfootballonline.com.
  2. "Professionals v. Amateurs – selected teams for annual match". Derby Daily Telegraph. 26 September 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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