Albert Wakefield
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert Joseph Wakefield | ||
Date of birth | 19 November 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Pudsey, England | ||
Date of death | November 2006 | (aged 84–85)||
Place of death | Southend-on-Sea, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1942–1949 | Leeds United | 49 | (24) |
1949–1953 | Southend United | 109 | (58) |
Total | 158 | (82) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Albert Joseph Wakefield (19 November 1921 – November 2006)[1][2] was an English professional footballer. He played for Leeds United and Southend United. He joined Leeds in 1942 and scored over 80 goals in a career of just five years. He moved to Southend in 1949 as part of a trade for Frank Dudley and went on to play over 100 times for them.
References
[edit]- ^ "Albert Wakefield". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ Wakefield, Albert Joseph. "All England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007". Ancestry.com.
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