Summary
Albert Frank Barrett (11 November 1903 – 8 December 1989) was an English footballer who played as a half-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Frank Barrett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | West Ham, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 December 1989 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fairburn House | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921 | Leytonstone | ||
| 1921 | Middlesex Wanderers | ||
| 1923–1924 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 1924–1925 | Southampton | 1 | (0) |
| 1925–1937 | Fulham | 388 | (12) |
| Total | 389 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 1929 | England | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early and personal life edit
Barrett was born in West Ham, the third of four children, with two older brothers and one younger sister.[1]
Career edit
Barrett played as a schoolboy for Fairburn House, and then played for Leytonstone and Middlesex Wanderers in 1921.[1] He signed for West Ham United as an amateur in 1923, leaving a year later (without making a first-team appearance) to sign as an amateur for Southampton.[1] After one league appearance he moved to Fulham in 1925, where he turned professional.[1] He played for the "Professionals" in the 1929 FA Charity Shield.[2] He stayed with the club until 1937, scoring 12 goals in 388 league games.[1]
He made one appearance for the England national team on 19 October 1929.[1]
Later life edit
Barrett was married with two sons.[1] He worked as an accountant during his professional career, and in 1939 he owned a newsagents/tobacconists shop.[1] After World War II he worked as the secretary of wholesale firm at Romford Market, before emigrating to South Africa in 1954.[1]