Albert Larmour | |
Fullname: | Albert Andrew James Larmour |
Birth Date: | 1951 5, df=y |
Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Position: | Defender |
Youthyears1: | Kelvin School and Lisburn Distillery Youth |
Years1: | ?–1972 |
Years2: | 1972–1979 |
Years3: | 1979–1982 |
Clubs3: | Torquay United |
Caps1: | 51 |
Caps2: | 154 |
Caps3: | 50 |
Goals1: | 6 |
Goals2: | 14 |
Goals3: | 4 |
Albert Andrew James Larmour (born 27 May 1951) is a former Northern Irish professional footballer.
He was born in Donegall Road area of Belfast. Before becoming a professional footballer, Larmour worked as a welder in an aircraft factory in Belfast.[1]
Starting his career at Linfield, he joined Cardiff City in June 1972 for £14,000, the second highest transfer fee in Ireland at the time, after manager Jimmy Scoular spotted him during a trip to watch goalkeeper Bill Irwin.[1] A year later, the 1974–75 season, he began to make an impact on the first team, scoring his first goal for the club during a 5–2 loss to Wrexham in the second leg of the Welsh Cup final. He helped Cardiff City to promotion the following year with a very consistent run before losing his place in the 1978–79 season when Cardiff paid £65,000 to bring Hull City defender Dave Roberts to the club.[2] He joined Torquay United instead, being handed captaincy on his arrival and spending two years at the club before retiring after a car accident and became a very popular head of the successful academy.