Fred Priest | |
Fullname: | Alfred Ernest Priest |
Birth Date: | 24 July 1875 |
Birth Place: | South Bank, England |
Death Place: | Hartlepool, England |
Position: | Outside left / Inside left |
Youthclubs2: | South Bank |
Years1: | 1896–1905 |
Years2: | 1905–1906 |
Years3: | 1906–1908 |
Years4: | 1908–1909 |
Clubs4: | Hartlepools United |
Caps1: | 209 |
Caps3: | 13 |
Goals1: | 72 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1900 |
Nationalteam1: | England |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 1908–1912 |
Managerclubs1: | Hartlepools United |
Alfred Ernest Priest (24 July 1875 – 5 May 1922)[1] was a professional footballer from the North East of England who won the 1899 and 1902 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United.
Priest was born in South Bank and played for Darlington and South Bank before joining Sheffield United in 1896. He made his debut for The Blades in the Football League First Division in the 1896–97 season, playing mainly as outside left, and helped United win the Football League championship in 1897-98. That same year Priest was also in the United side that suffered a huge F A cup upset at Port Vale.[2]
After his career in football ended, he remained in Hartlepool becoming a publican until his death on 5 May 1922.[3]