Bert Longstaff Explained

Bert Longstaff
Fullname:Albert Edward Longstaff
Birth Date:9 October 1885
Birth Place:Shoreham, Sussex, England
Death Place:Brighton, Sussex, England
Position:Outside right, inside right
Years1:1902–1906
Clubs1:Shoreham
Years2:1906–1922
Caps2:356
Goals2:63
Years3:1924–1925
Clubs3:Shoreham

Albert Edward Longstaff (9 October 1885 – July 1970) was an English professional footballer who played at outside right or inside right.

He started his career at Shoreham when he was 17.[1] In 1907 he signed with Brighton & Hove Albion.[2] He stayed with Brighton until 1922, during which time he won the 1909–10 Southern League title and the 1910 FA Charity Shield and played in the club's first year in the Football League Third Division South, in 1921–22, which was his last season with the club.[1] He scored 86 goals from 443 appearances in all senior competitions.

After he left Brighton he got permission from the Football Association to play as an amateur again for Shoreham, where he finished his footballing career.[1]

His younger brother Harvey played Southern League football for Albion.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bert Longstaff – Shoreham's First Professional Footballer . Roger . Bateman . Shorehambysea.com . May 2010 . 25 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222132136/http://www.shorehambysea.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=445 . 22 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Shoreham F.C. – Early football in Shoreham and the 'Glory Years' . Shoreham History Portal . 25 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626224039/http://www.shorehambysea.com/shoreham-fc-the-glory-years.html . 26 June 2015.
  3. Book: Tim . Carder . Roger . Harris . Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . Goldstone Books . Hove . 1997 . 147 . 978-0-9521337-1-1.