Bert Addinall
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert William Addinall | ||
Date of birth | 30 January 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Marylebone, London, England | ||
Date of death | May 2005 (aged 84) | ||
Place of death | Surrey, England | ||
Playing position | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | British Oxygen | ||
1943–1953 | Queens Park Rangers | 150 | (59) |
1953–1954 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 60 | (31) |
1954–1955 | Crystal Palace | 12 | (2) |
– | Snowdown CW | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Albert William "Bert" Addinall[1] (30 January 1921 – May 2005) was an English professional footballer. He scored 92 goals from 222 games in the Football League playing for Queens Park Rangers and Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace as a centre forward.
Addinall was born in Marylebone, London. He joined Queens Park Rangers in April 1945 from British Oxygen. His league debut came in September 1946 in the 3–0 win against Bournemouth and he went on to play 150 league games scoring 59 goals.
Addinall left QPR for Brighton & Hove Albion in January 1953, where he was again a regular goalscorer. He moved to Crystal Palace in July 1954, playing twelve league games before ending his league career. He went on to play non-League football for Snowdown Colliery Welfare. Addinall died in May 2005.[2]
References
- ↑ Barry J. Hugman. The PFA & Premier League players' records 1946-1998. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1-85291-585-4.
- ↑ "Bert Addinall". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 12 May 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2010.