Albert Barrett Explained

Albert Barrett
Fullname:Albert Frank Barrett[1]
Birth Date:11 November 1903
Birth Place:West Ham, England
Death Place:Cape Town, South Africa
Position:Half-back
Youthclubs1:Fairburn House
Years1:1921
Clubs1:Leytonstone
Years2:1921
Clubs2:Middlesex Wanderers
Years3:1923–1924
Clubs3:West Ham United
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1924–1925
Clubs4:Southampton
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:1925–1937
Clubs5:Fulham
Caps5:388
Goals5:12
Totalcaps:389
Totalgoals:12
Nationalyears1:1929
Nationalteam1:England
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

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

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 England 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: England Players - Albert Barrett. www.englandfootballonline.com.
  2. News: Derby Daily Telegraph . Professionals v. Amateurs – selected teams for annual match . 26 September 1929 . 21 March 2016 . 10. British Newspaper Archive.