Albert Barrett

For the American physician, see Albert Moore Barrett.

Albert Frank Barrett (11 November 1903 – 8 December 1989) was an English footballer who played as a half-back.

Albert Barrett

Personal information
Full name	Albert Frank Barrett[1]
Date of birth	(1903-11-11)11 November 1903
Place of birth	West Ham, England
Date of death	8 December 1989(1989-12-08) (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

Barrett was born in West Ham, the third of four children, with two older brothers and one younger sister.^[1]

Career

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

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]

References

1. "England Players - Albert Barrett". www.englandfootballonline.com.
2. "Professionals v. Amateurs – selected teams for annual match". Derby Daily Telegraph. 26 September 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.