Albert Geldard

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Albert Geldard
Personal information
Date of birth (1914-04-11)11 April 1914
Place of birth Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Date of death 19 October 1989(1989-10-19) (aged 75)
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s)
Outside right
Youth career
Bradford Schools
Manningham Mills
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1932
Bradford Park Avenue
 34 (6)
1932–1938 Everton 180 (38)
1938–1939 Bolton Wanderers 20 (1)
1946 Darwen
1946–1947 Bolton Wanderers 9 (1)
Total 243 (46)
International career
1933–1937 England 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Geldard (11 April 1914 – 19 October 1989) was an English professional

Football League, a distinction shared jointly with Ken Roberts until Reuben Noble-Lazarus
took the record in 2008.

Playing career

Bradford Park Avenue

Geldard was born at

Bradford Park Avenue
as a professional in 1928.

His debut came at

Football League at just 15 years and 158 days old.[4] He left Bradford Park Avenue having scored six goals in 34 games; signing for Everton on 14 November 1932 for a then record fee of £4,000.[4]

Everton

Joining Everton, his debut came against

striker Tommy Lawton, by producing good crosses for him to head home.[6] Tony Matthews described Geldard as; "Geldard was a slippery customer who possessed an exceptional turn of speed, could shoot with both feet and enjoyed taking on opponents, either on the outside or inside."[7] Taking part in the cup-tie of the century on 30 January 1935, Geldard scored two goals to help Everton progress into the fifth round of the 1935 FA Cup after the 6–4 defeat of Sunderland.[3]

Geldard was part of the

James Dunn; with Geldard crossing in for the third goal.[8] Tommy Lawton was disappointed at the trade of Geldard saying; "He was the fastest thing on two legs over ten yards. We had other wingers like Torry Gillick, Wally Boyes and Jimmy Caskie, but Albert had played for England only the season before, when he'd kept Stan Matthews out of the team. I thought we'd miss him."[6] In total Geldard had made 140 appearances for Everton scoring 38 goals.[6]

Bolton Wanderers

Second World War along with 14 of his Bolton teammates.[10]

Darwen

He returned from the war with an agreement with Bolton for him to play on semi professional terms for Darwen and played a few games for the Lancashire-based club,[11] after World War II, Geldard returned to play for Bolton in 1946 and played nine games scoring a single goal,[9] but was forced to retire from football after a knee injury in 1947.[11]

International career

He made his debut for England on 13 May 1933 at the age of 19 against Italy in a 1–1 draw at Stadio Nazionale PNF, making him the 10th youngest player to ever appear for England;[11] at this time he was playing at Everton,[12] going onto make four appearances for England in total in games against; Switzerland, Scotland and Northern Ireland.[2]

International appearances

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 May 1933 Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome, Italy  Italy 1–1 Draw Friendly
2. 29 May 1933 Sportplatz Neufeld, Bern, Switzerland   Switzerland 0–4 Win Friendly
3. 6 April 1935 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Scotland 2–0 Loss British Home Championship
4. 23 October 1937 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–5 Win British Home Championship

References

  1. ^ "Everton. Not stampeded". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Albert Geldard". England FC. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  3. ^ a b "The Second Cup Victory". Everton F.C. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
  4. ^ a b "The History of Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C." Communigate. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  5. ^ Jones, Catherine (28 August 2007). "Dick Forshaw – Professor Thomas Grey". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  6. ^ a b c "Albert Geldard". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  7. ISBN 1-84018-819-7
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  8. ^ "FA Cup Final 1933". Everton Football Club. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  9. ^ a b Heys, Mark (6 May 2007). "Albert Geldard". The Football Network. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  10. ^ "1940–1959". Bolton Wanderers Football Club. 7 June 2005. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  11. ^ a b c "Albert Geldard". Darwen Football Club. 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  12. ^ "Italy 1 – England 1". England Stats. Retrieved 19 April 2008.

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