Albert Chester

Albert Edward Nixon Chester (17 March 1886 – 21 December 1962) was an English professional football inside left, best remembered for his years in the Southern League with Croydon Common and Queens Park Rangers.[3] Earlier in his career, he played league football with Preston North End and guested for Brentford,[1] Tottenham Hotspur and Millwall Athletic during the First World War.[3]

For the American geologist and mining engineer, see Albert Huntington Chester.

Albert Chester
Personal information
Full name Albert Edward Nixon Chester[1]
Date of birth (1886-03-17)17 March 1886
Place of birth Hexham, England[1]
Date of death 21 December 1962(1962-12-21) (aged 76)[2]
Place of death West Hartlepool, England[2]
Playing position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Wingate Albion
1911–1912 Preston North End 2 (0)
1912–1916 Croydon Common 67 (25)
1916 Millwall Athletic 1 (0)
1916–1919 Brentford 58 (10)
1919 Tottenham Hotspur 2 (0)
1919 Queens Park Rangers 1 (0)
Ramsgate
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Preston North End 1910–11[3] First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Croydon Common 1912–13[3] Southern League Second Division 17 5 4 0 21 5
1913–14[3] 27 15 1 0 28 15
1914–15[3] Southern League First Division 23 5 2 0 25 5
Total 67 25 7 0 74 25
Queens Park Rangers 1919–20[4] Southern League First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 70 25 7 0 77 25
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References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 8. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England in Online Database Ancestry (subscription required) accessed 9 November 2019
  3. "Croydon Common FC – Biographies – Albert Chester" (PDF). Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  4. "QPRnet – Seasonal Stats – 1919–20". Retrieved 17 June 2019.


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