Albert Wakefield | |
Full Name: | Albert Joseph Wakefield |
Birth Date: | 19 November 1921 |
Birth Place: | Pudsey, England |
Death Place: | Southend-on-Sea, England |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1942–1949 |
Clubs1: | Leeds United |
Caps1: | 49 |
Goals1: | 24 |
Years2: | 1949–1953 |
Clubs2: | Southend United |
Caps2: | 109 |
Goals2: | 58 |
Totalcaps: | 158 |
Totalgoals: | 82 |
Albert Joseph Wakefield (19 November 1921 – November 2006)[1] 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.