Bill Albury | |
Fullname: | William Frederick Albury |
Birth Date: | 1933 8, df=y |
Birth Place: | Portsmouth, England |
Position: | Wing half |
Years1: | 1956–1958 |
Years2: | 1959–1960 |
Years3: | 1960–1967 |
Years4: | 1967–1970 |
Clubs2: | Gillingham[1] |
Clubs4: | Waterlooville |
Caps1: | 23 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Caps2: | 38 |
Goals2: | 12 |
William Frederick Albury (born 10 August 1933) was an English professional footballer. He made his debut for Portsmouth at the age of 16 in a Midweek League match against Tottenham Hotspur in September 1950[2] and later, while serving in the Army, he played regularly for Portsmouth Reserves.[3] Upon discharge in 1956, Albury joined the club as a professional. He later played for Gillingham between 1958 and 1960, and in total made 61 appearances in the Football League, scoring 12 goals.[4] [5] He later played in the Southern League for Yeovil Town and in the Hampshire League for Waterlooville, where, as player-manager, he led the club to their first appearance in the first round proper of the FA Cup, against Kettering Town in 1968–69.