Bert Addinall Explained

Bert Addinall
Fullname:Albert William Addinall
Birth Date:30 January 1921
Birth Place:Marylebone, London, England
Death Date:May 2005 (aged 84)
Death Place:Surrey, England
Position:Centre forward
Clubs1:British Oxygen
Years2:1943–1953
Caps2:150
Goals2:59
Years3:1953–1954
Caps3:60
Goals3:31
Years4:1954–1955
Clubs4:Crystal Palace
Caps4:12
Goals4:2

Albert William Addinall[1] (30 January 1921 – May 2005) was an English professional footballer. He scored 92 goals from 222 games in the Football League playing for Queens Park Rangers, Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace as a centre forward.

Career

Addinall was born in Marylebone, London. He joined Queens Park Rangers in April 1945 from British Oxygen. His league debut came in September 1946 in the 3–0 win against AFC Bournemouth and he went on to play 150 league games scoring 59 goals.

Addinall left QPR for Brighton & Hove Albion in January 1953, where he was again a regular goalscorer. He moved to Crystal Palace in July 1954, playing twelve league games,[2] before ending his league career. He went on to play non-League football for Snowdown Colliery Welfare. Addinall died in May 2005.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The PFA & Premier League players' records 1946-1998. Barry J. Hugman. 1998. Queen Anne Press. 1-85291-585-4.
  2. Book: Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. Mike. Purkiss . Nigel. Sands. 1990 . The Breedon Books Publishing Company. 316. 0907969542.
  3. Web site: Bert Addinall . Queens Park Rangers F.C . 12 May 2005 . 22 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403032618/http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10373~663493%2C00.html . 3 April 2012 . dmy-all .