Albert Sykes

Albert Sykes
Personal information
Date of birth (1900-09-29)29 September 1900
Place of birth Shirebrook, England
Date of death 1994 (aged 93–94)
Place of death Rotherham, England
Playing position Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Maltby Victoria
– Maltby Main CW
1924–1926 Birmingham 1 (0)
1926–1928 Brighton & Hove Albion 16 (0)
1928–1931 Lincoln City 42 (1)
1931–193? Peterborough & Fletton United
– Luton Town 0 (0)
1932–1933 Grantham (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

E. Albert A. Sykes (29 September 1900 – 1994) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham, Brighton & Hove Albion and Lincoln City.[1]

Sykes was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire.[1] A coal miner by trade, he played football for Maltby Victoria and Maltby Main Colliery Welfare before turning professional with First Division club Birmingham in August 1924.[2] He played only once for Birmingham's first team, standing in for George Liddell in a 3–2 defeat away to Burnley on 2 February 1925,[3] and joined Third Division South club Brighton & Hove Albion in May 1926.[2] Sykes played 16 league games in two seasons with Brighton before signing for Lincoln City in June 1928.[1] He remained with Lincoln for three seasons, playing 44 games in all competitions, of which 42 were in the Third Division North.[4] He finished off his playing career in non-league football with successively Peterborough & Fletton United, Luton Town and Grantham, where he played in most of the fixtures of the 1932–33 season.[5]

Sykes died in Rotherham, South Yorkshire in 1994.[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. 1 2 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. ↑ Matthews, p. 167.
  4. ↑ "Albert Sykes". Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Albert Sykes". Grantham Town FC Stats. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011.
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