Albert Fisher (footballer)

Albert Fisher

Personal information
Full name	Albert William Fisher
Date of birth	February 1881
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Date of death	4 December 1937 (aged 56)
Place of death	Nottingham, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Playing position	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Ashbury Richmond
–	Soho Caledonians
1902–1903	Aston Villa	1	(0)
1903–1905	Bristol City	50	(21)
1905–1906	Brighton & Hove Albion	20	(8)
1906–1907	Manchester City	5	(2)
–	Bradford Park Avenue
–	Coventry City
–	Merthyr Town
Teams managed
–	Merthyr Town (player-manager)
1913–1927	Notts County
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Albert William Fisher (February 1881 – 4 December 1937) was an English former professional footballer who scored 23 goals from 56 appearances in the Football League playing as an inside forward for Aston Villa, Bristol City and Manchester City. He also played for Southern League clubs Brighton & Hove Albion, Bradford Park Avenue, Queens Park Rangers, Coventry City and Merthyr Town.^[2] As player-manager, he led Merthyr Town to the Southern League Second Division title in 1911–12, and went on to manage Notts County.^[1][3]

Roberts was born in Birmingham, and died in Nottingham at the age of 56.^[1]

References

1. Carder, Tim & Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 84. ISBN 0-9521337-1-7.
2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 90. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
3. "Notts County Managers". Notts County F.C. Retrieved 16 July 2010.