Alf Fields
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 November 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Canning Town, England | ||
| Date of death | 14 November 2011 (aged 92) | ||
| Place of death | England | ||
| Playing position | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1936–1939 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1939–1952 | Arsenal | 19 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Alf Fields BEM (15 November 1918 – 14 November 2011) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half.
Career
Fields signed with Arsenal in 1936, turned professional in 1937, and made his debut in 1939.[1] Between then and 1952, Fields made a total of 19 appearances in the Football League.[2] Arsenal won the old First Division in 1947-48 but he only made six league appearances all season.[3] After retiring as a player, Fields spent time as a coach at Arsenal, before eventually retiring in November 1983.[1]
Fields played himself in the 1939 film The Arsenal Stadium Mystery.[4]
During World War II, Fields served in North Africa and Italy, earning the British Empire Medal.[5]
As the time of his death, Fields was Arsenal's oldest surviving player.[6] He died on 14 November 2011, one day before his 93rd birthday.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ↑ "ARSENAL : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ↑ "1947-48 competition statistics". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ↑ Alf Fields at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "Football and the Second World War". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ↑ Matt Denver, Glenn Moore and Phil Shaw (3 May 2006). "Highbury memories". The Independent. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ↑ "Alf Fields: 1918-2011". Arsenal F.C.