Albert Juliussen Explained

Albert Juliussen
Fullname:Albert Lawrence Juliussen
Birth Date:20 February 1920
Birth Place:Blyth, Northumberland, England
Death Place:Dundee, Scotland
Position:Centre forward
Years1:?–1938
Years2:1938–1945
Years4:1941–1943
Years5:1943–1944
Years6:1944–1945
Years7:1945
Years8:1945–1948
Years9:1948
Years10:1948–1949
Years11:1949–
Years12:1951–1953
Years13:1953
Years14:1954
Clubs1:Cramlington Black Watch
Clubs2:Huddersfield Town
Clubs3:Mossley (wartime)
Clubs4:Dundee United (wartime)
Clubs5:Jeanfield Swifts (wartime)
Clubs6:Dundee United (wartime)
Clubs7:Aberdeen (wartime)
Clubs8:Dundee
Caps8:42
Goals8:50
Clubs9:Portsmouth
Caps9:7
Goals9:4
Clubs10:Everton
Caps10:10
Goals10:1
Clubs11:Consett (Player-Manager)
Clubs12:Berwick Rangers
Caps12:?
Goals12:35
Clubs13:Dundee United
Caps13:0
Goals13:0
Caps14:3
Goals14:2

Albert Lawrence Juliussen (20 February 1920 – 1 January 1982)[1] was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.

Early life

Juliussen was born in Blyth, Northumberland, son of Norwegian parents.

Club career

Early career

He began his career in 1938 as a reserve with Huddersfield Town as an apprentice, having joined them from Cramlington Black Watch as an apprentice.[2] He also appeared twice for Mossley during the 1939–40 season.

During World War Two Juliussen was based in Perth, Scotland, as an instructor with the army, joining Dundee United initially as a triallist. His scoring record in season 1941–42 was extraordinary and in one match, against St Bernard's, he set the record for a Dundee United player with six goals in one game; he was top scorer in that season.[3] He scored 87 goals in 73 wartime matches for the club. He also played one match (scoring one goal) as a wartime guest for Aberdeen in May 1945.[4]

Dundee

On the eve of the 1945–46 season, Juliussen signed for Dundee with a fee of £2,000 being paid to Huddersfield. During his time with the club he scored 95 goals in 73 matches across three seasons, including 79 league goals in 53 league matches (though the first season was still within the unofficial Southern League and other associated wartime competitions).[5] In 1945–46 and 1946–47, Dundee captured successive Scottish League 'B' Division titles, returning to the top flight for the 1947–48 season. His spell at Dens Park included scoring 13 goals (6 then 7) across two successive matches, both of which Dundee won 10–0, in March 1947.[6]

Portsmouth

In May 1948 he signed for Portsmouth for £11,000.[7] During his time with the club he made seven appearances, scoring four goals.

Everton

In September 1948 Juliussen joined Merseyside club Everton, making ten appearances and scoring one goal. His final competitive match for the club took place on 18 December 1948 against Newcastle[8] during which he was injured.[9]

He spent the following summer looking for another club in Scotland, but eventually took up the player manager position at Consett, in Durham, with a house and job provided by the club as part of the agreement.

Berwick Rangers

He then signed for Berwick Rangers of the Scottish 'C' Division in August 1951, where he scored 49 times including 35 league goals in the 1951–52 and 1952–53 seasons.[10]

Return to Dundee United

In August 1953 he returned to Dundee United, playing in three League Cup matches that month, scoring twice in one of the matches.

Brechin City

Juliussen joined Brechin City in 1954 when they were top of 'C' Division. He scored in one of the two matches before 400 fans travelled to the last match of the season against Celtic 'A', a match which attracted an 11,000 crowd. He scored the only goal to secure the title and Division 'B' status for the club.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Juliussen to enter Hall of Fame . 5 September 2019 . Dundee Football Club – Official Website . 12 March 2019 .
  2. Web site: Complete A-Z of Mossley Players. Mossley Web. 21 November 2019. 24 July 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080724121714/http://www.mossleyweb.com/PlayersAZ/AZJ.htm. dead.
  3. Web site: Albert Juliussen Player Statistics . 5 September 2019 . Arab Archive .
  4. Web site: Albert Juliussen . AFC Heritage Trust .
  5. https://www.deearchive.co.uk/player.php?id=941 Albert Juliussen Player Profile
  6. News: Blether with Brown: Albert 'Julie' Juliussen hit 13 goals in two games. Evening Telegraph. 4 June 2014.
  7. Web site: Albert Juliussen Scrapbook . Juliussen Photography . 21 November 2019.
  8. Web site: Newcastle United v Everton, 18 December 1948. 11v11.com.
  9. Web site: 1948-49 Diary. NUFC History .
  10. Web site: Top 25 Goalscorers.
  11. https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot3hist.html Scotland - Final Tables Third Level 1924-2004