Bill Albury
Personal information
Full name William Frederick Albury
Date of birth (1933-08-10) 10 August 1933
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1958 Portsmouth 23 (0)
1959–1960 Gillingham[1] 38 (12)
1960–1967 Yeovil Town
1967–1970 Waterlooville
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Frederick Albury (born 10 August 1933) was an English professional footballer. He made his debut for Portsmouth at the age of 16 in a Midweek League match against Tottenham Hotspur in September 1950[2] and later, while serving in the Army, he played regularly for Portsmouth Reserves.[3] Upon discharge in 1956, Albury joined the club as a professional. He later played for Gillingham between 1958 and 1960, and in total made 61 appearances in the Football League, scoring 12 goals.[4][5] He later played in the Southern League for Yeovil Town and in the Hampshire League for Waterlooville, where, as player-manager, he led the club to their first appearance in the first round proper of the FA Cup, against Kettering Town in 1968-69.

References

  1. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 42. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  2. "Ex-Schoolboys in Mid-Week Side". Portsmouth Evening News). Portsmouth. 5 September 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 13 October 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "January Lapse Cost Reserves Vital Points". Football Mail (Portsmouth). Portsmouth. 28 April 1956. p. 2. Retrieved 13 October 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 41–42. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  5. Hugman, Barry J. (1984). Canon League Football Players' Records 1946-1984. Newnes Books. p. 12. ISBN 0-600-37318-5.


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