Albert Pitt (footballer)

Albert Pitt

Personal information
Full name	Albert Edward Pitt[1]
Date of birth	1880[1]
Place of birth	Shardlow, England[1]
Date of death	Unknown
Playing position	Half-back / Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Stone Town
1903–1905	Stoke	7	(1)
–	Birmingham University
–	Canterbury Provinces
1908–1911	Stoke	40	(4)
–	Canadian Club
–	Trentham
1912	Stoke	4	(0)
–	Norton Bridge
Total		51	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Albert Edward Pitt (1880 – unknown) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.^[1]

Career

Pitt started playing football with amateur side Stone Town before joining Stoke in 1903.^[1] He played a bit part role for Stoke and in 1905 he left to attend Birmingham University and then left for New Zealand. He returned to Stoke in 1908 and was a regular during the 1908–09 season before he then left the country again this time to Canada.^[1] He returned about a year later and played for Trentham and four more matches for Stoke.^[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke[1]	1903–04	First Division	4	0	0	0	4	0
	1904–05		3	1	0	0	3	1
	1908–09	Birmingham & District League	31	4	1	0	32	4
	1909–10		1	0	0	0	1	0
	1910–11		8	0	0	0	8	0
	1912–13	Southern League Division One	4	0	0	0	4	0
Career Total			51	5	1	0	52	5

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.