Fred Corbett
Frederick Corbett (1 January 1881 – 15 April 1924) was a professional footballer who played for Thames Ironworks 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] Following his final departure from Bristol Rovers in 1911 he joined New Brompton.[6] He was one of the first black footballers to play in the Football League.[7][8]
![]() Corbett while at Brentford in 1906 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Frederick Herbert Corbett[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1881 | ||
Place of birth | West Ham, England | ||
Date of death | 15 April 1924 43)[2] | (aged||
Place of death | Brentford, England[3] | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Old St Luke's | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1899–1900 | Thames Ironworks | 3 | (0) |
1900–1901 | West Ham United | 33 | (13) |
1901–1903 | Bristol Rovers | ||
1903–1905 | Bristol City | 49 | (14) |
1905 | Bristol Rovers | ||
1905–1908 | Brentford | 93 | (37) |
1908–1911 | Bristol Rovers | ||
1911–1912 | New Brompton | 22 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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.
Sources
- Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club – The Definitive History 1883–2003. Stroud: Tempus. p. 489. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 66. ISBN 190589161X.
- "Bristol Rovers Memorabilia – Southern League Players Index 1899–1920". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- "A special anniversary..." www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "Fred Corbett". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 358–359. ISBN 0951526200.
- "Gillingham FC Career Details – Fred Corbett". gillinghamfcscrapbook.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "Black Footballers". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- Stephen Wynn (2018). Against All Odds: Walter Tull the Black Lieutenant. Pen and Sword Books. p. 30. ISBN 9781526704078. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
gollark: youCANNOT
gollark: ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
gollark: Just use a different quarryMod™™.
gollark: I don't know if there actually *is* conversion any more.
gollark: yes.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.