Fred Corbett | |
Fullname: | Frederick Herbert Corbett[1] |
Birth Date: | 1880 |
Birth Place: | Canning Town, England |
Death Place: | Brentford, England[2] |
Height: | 5ft 8in |
Position: | Forward |
Youthclubs1: | Old St Luke's |
Years1: | 1899–1900 |
Clubs1: | Thames Ironworks |
Caps1: | 3 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1900–1901 |
Clubs2: | West Ham United |
Caps2: | 33 |
Goals2: | 13 |
Years3: | 1901–1903 |
Clubs3: | Bristol Rovers |
Years4: | 1903–1905 |
Clubs4: | Bristol City |
Caps4: | 49 |
Goals4: | 14 |
Years5: | 1905 |
Clubs5: | Bristol Rovers |
Years6: | 1905–1908 |
Clubs6: | Brentford |
Caps6: | 93 |
Goals6: | 37 |
Years7: | 1908–1911 |
Clubs7: | Bristol Rovers |
Years8: | 1911 |
Clubs8: | Worcester City |
Years9: | 1911–1912 |
Clubs9: | New Brompton |
Caps9: | 22 |
Goals9: | 6 |
Years10: | 1912–1913 |
Clubs10: | Merthyr Town |
Years11: | 1913–1914 |
Clubs11: | Tranmere Rovers |
Years12: | 1914 |
Clubs12: | Croydon Common |
Years13: | 1919 |
Clubs13: | Winsford United |
Frederick Corbett (1880 – 15 April 1924) was a professional footballer who played for Thames Ironworks (where he worked as a labourer[3]) and the club's successor West Ham United,[4] before spending three spells at Bristol Rovers punctuated by time at Bristol City and Brentford.[5] [6] Following his final departure from Bristol Rovers in 1911 he joined New Brompton.[7] He was one of the first black footballers to play in the Football League.[8] [9]
Corbett made three appearances in the Southern League for Thames Ironworks, and played a total of 139 games for Bristol Rovers in the same competition, scoring 52 goals.