Albert Worthy

Albert Worthy (1 November 1905 – 1 February 1978) was an English professional footballer who made 332 appearances in the Football League playing for Chesterfield, Lincoln City, Southend United and Rochdale. He played as a right back.[2]

Albert Worthy
Personal information
Full name Albert Worthy[1]
Date of birth (1905-11-01)1 November 1905[1]
Place of birth Pilsley, England
Date of death 1 February 1978(1978-02-01) (aged 72)[1]
Place of death Lower Pilsley, England
Playing position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Danesmoor
1926–1927 Chesterfield 7 (0)
1927–1933 Lincoln City 198 (5)
1933–1934 Southend United 28 (0)
1934–1937 Rochdale 99 (1)
– Gainsborough Trinity
– Shrewsbury Town
Total 332 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Worthy was born in Pilsley, Derbyshire,[1] and played football for Danesmoor before joining Chesterfield. He played seven league games during the 1926–27 season before moving on to Third Division North rivals Lincoln City.[2] He scored his first Football League goal from a free kick in a 5–0 defeat of Barrow in October 1928.[3] He rarely missed a match in his first five seasons with the club,[1] at the end of which they won the Third Division North title and consequent promotion.[4] Worthy was not a regular first choice in the Second Division,[1] and left the club for Southend United of the Third Division South in the 1933 close season. After one season in which he played 30 games in all competitions,[5] he returned to the Northern Section for three years with Rochdale, after which he played non-league football for Gainsborough Trinity and Shrewsbury Town.[2]

Worthy died in Lower Pilsley, Derbyshire, in 1978 at the age of 72.[6]

References
  1. "Albert Worthy". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2013. Appearances per season are sourced via the Season Stats dropdown menu at the bottom right of this page. The site is partly subscription-based, but only free-access sections are used for reference. If pop-up login dialogue boxes appear, press the "Cancel" button to proceed.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 288. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. "Barrow badly beaten". Daily Express. 22 October 1928. p. 17.
  4. "Lincoln City". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  5. "Albert Worthy". Southend United database. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. Basson, Stuart. "Chesterfield FC: Football League players, 1921 to 2009". Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original (Excel spreadsheet) on 29 March 2012.


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