Albert Pynegar

Albert Pynegar (24 September 1895 – 1978) was an English footballer who played at inside-forward for Eastwood Rangers, Sutton Town, Leicester City, Coventry City, Oldham Athletic, Port Vale, Chesterfield, and Rotherham United. He helped Port Vale to the Third Division North title in 1929–30, and then fired Chesterfield to the same honour the following season.

Albert Pynegar

Personal information
Full name	Albert Pynegar[1]
Date of birth	(1895-09-24)24 September 1895[1]
Place of birth	Basford, Nottinghamshire, England[1]
Date of death	1978 (aged 82–83)[1]
Place of death	Basford, Nottinghamshire, England[1]
Playing position(s)	Inside-forward
Youth career
	Eastwood Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Sutton Town
1920–1924	Leicester City	44	(20)
1924–1925	Coventry City	54	(27)
1925–1929	Oldham Athletic	131	(51)
1929–1930	Port Vale	56	(34)
1930–1933	Chesterfield	64	(39)
1933–1934	Rotherham United	17	(4)
Total		366+	(175+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Pynegar played for Eastwood Rangers, Sutton Town, Leicester City, Coventry City and Oldham Athletic, before joining Port Vale in January 1929, in a deal where he and £1,300 were exchanged for Stewart Littlewood.[2][1] He had been the "Latics" top-scorer in the 1926–27 and 1927–28 seasons with 19 and 18 goals respectively.[1] He scored a hat-trick in an 8–1 victory over West Bromwich Albion at The Old Recreation Ground on 9 March, and then four goals in a 5–0 win over Bristol City on 4 May.[1] Despite these comprehensive victories, and his record of ten goals in 18 games, Vale were relegated out of the Second Division at the end of the 1928–29 season.[1] In the 1929–30 season, Pynegar scored 22 goals in 33 games, whilst strike partner Sam Jennings claimed 27 goals, to help the club win the Third Division North title.[1] This tally of Pynegar's included a hat-trick against New Brighton on 9 September.[1] In the 1930–31 campaign he scored three goals in nine games, before he was dropped from the first team.[1] He put in a transfer request which was granted when he was transferred to Chesterfield in October 1930; apparently there developed a rift between him and Jennings.[3] The "Spireites" won the Third Division North title in 1930–31, finished 17th in 1931–32, and were then relegated out of the Second Division in 1932–33. He then moved to Rotherham United in a player-exchange for Jimmy McCormick, and scored three goals in 17 Third Division North games in the 1933–34 season.[4]

Statistics

Source:[5]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leicester City	1920–21	Second Division	13	6	0	0	13	6
	1921–22	Second Division	15	3	3	1	18	4
	1922–23	Second Division	14	11	1	0	15	11
	1923–24	Second Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		44	20	4	1	48	21
Coventry City	1923–24	Second Division	17	9	0	0	17	9
	1924–25	Second Division	37	18	3	0	40	18
	Total		54	27	3	0	57	27
Oldham Athletic	1925–26	Second Division	40	13	4	3	44	16
	1926–27	Second Division	39	18	1	1	40	19
	1927–28	Second Division	40	19	2	0	42	19
	1928–29	Second Division	12	1	0	0	12	1
	Total		131	51	7	4	138	55
Port Vale	1928–29	Second Division	18	10	0	0	18	10
	1929–30	Third Division North	29	21	3	1	32	22
	1930–31	Second Division	9	3	0	0	9	3
	Total		56	34	3	1	59	35
Chesterfield	1930–31	Third Division North	29	26	1	1	30	27
	1931–32	Second Division	35	13	2	0	37	13
	Total		64	39	3	1	67	40
Rotherham United	1932–33	Third Division North	17	4	0	0	17	4
Career total			366	175	20	7	386	182

Honours

Port Vale

• Football League Third Division North: 1929–30[6]

Chesterfield

• Football League Third Division North: 1930–31

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 243. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "Albert Pynegar | Leicester City career stats - FoxesTalk". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
3. "Cult Hero 45: Albert Pynegar". onevalefan.co.uk. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
4. "Past Players". themillers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 August 2000. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
5. Albert Pynegar at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
6. Kent, Jeff (1990). "From Glory to Despair (1929–1939)". The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 124–150. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.