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Kelly Houlker

Blackburn Rovers FC, Portsmouth FC, Southampton FC

 5 caps, 0 goals

P 5 W 3 D 1 L 1 F x: A x
70% successful
1902-06

disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 450

Profile
Full name Albert Edward Houlker
Born 27 April 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire [registered in Blackburn, June 1872].
Baptised 20 October 1872 in St Mary the Virgin Church, Blackburn. They live in Islington, Blackburn, baptised by vicar E. Birch. His father, William Henry is a tackler.

Census Notes

According to the 1881 census, Albert E. Houlker is the second of five children to William and Clementine.  Working in the cotton mill, his father is a power loom overlooker, his mother is a weaver. They live at 12 Carlisle Street in Blackburn.

According to the 1891 census, Albert now has a further three younger siblings, and along with two other siblings, they live with his widowed father at 39 Carlisle Street. Albert is a cotton weaver, his father an overlooker.

According to the 1901 census, Albert is a widower and an overlooker in the cotton mill. He lives in 47 Hope Street in Blackburn.

According to the 1911 census, Albert has remarried, another Elizabeth, and they have four children, Elizabeth Ann, Clementyna, Andrey and Albert Edward. Albert is a poer loom overlooker and they all live at 2 Spring View in Blackburn.
Married twice, firstly to Elizabeth Ann Haworth, at Christ Church, Mosely Street in Blackburn, 1896 [registered as Houlkes, in Blackburn, June 1896]. Elizabeth died end of 1898/beginning of 1899 [death registered March 1899]. secondly to Elizabeth Ormerod [registered in Blackburn, June 1901].
Died 27 May 1962, aged 90 years x days [registered in Blackburn, June 1962].
Height/Weight 5' 6½", 10st. 5lbs [1902].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], FindMyPast.com & Ian-opc.org
Biographies x
 

x. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).

Club Career
Club(s) x
Club honours x
Individual honours x
Distinctions x

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number xth player to appear for England.
Position(s) x
First match No. x, aged 30 years 6 days.
Last match No. x, aged 33 years 326 days.
Major tournaments x
Team honours x
Individual honours x
Distinctions Cousin of Arthur Cowell

Beyond England
x.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.

 

Kelly Houlker - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps		 Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals Goals Av.min Comp.
Goals		 Capt. Disc.
- - - - - - - - - min - - None
Due to the fact that many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries, errors and substitutions.  The minutes here given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an approximation.

 

Kelly Houlker - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Kelly Houlker - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
White - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Blue - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Kelly Houlker - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
WCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
World Cup - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ECP

 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
ECF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
European Championship - - - - - - - - - - - - -
British Championship - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Friendly - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Kelly Houlker - Match Record - Tournament Matches
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
x - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Kelly Houlker - Match History
 Club: Blackburn Rovers F.C. - 1 full cap

Coach: F.A. Committee - 5 full capsx

Age 30
1 - 3 May 1902 - x, x BC x Start lh
 Club: Portsmouth F.C. - 2 full caps  
2 - 2 March 1903 - x, x BC x Start lh
3 - 4 April 1903 - x, x BC x Start lh
 Club: Southampton F.C. - 2 full caps  
Age 33
4 - 17 February 1906 - x, x BC x Start lh
5 - 19 March 1906 - x, x BC x Start lh

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