Don Carter (footballer)

Don Carter (11 September 1921 – January 2002[1]) was a professional footballer for Bury FC and Blackburn Rovers.

Biography

He was born in Midsomer Norton in Somerset on 11 September 1921. He was an attacking winger who commenced his professional career with Bury FC.

He played for Bury for two seasons from 1946, scoring 27 goals in 56 games. In one game against Bradford Park Avenue, he scored three goals in a 6-3 victory.[2]

He transferred to Blackburn Rovers in 1948 but failed to repeat his earlier success, appearing only twice before transferring to New Brighton A.F.C. and then Northwich Victoria.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Carter, Donald. "England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007". ancestry.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.bury-mad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED21&id=21766
  3. ↑ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/doncarter.html