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Albert
Sturgess |
Sheffield United FC
2 appearances,
0 goals
P 2 W 1 D
0 L 1 F 3: A 4
50% successful
1910-14
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Timeline |
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Sergeant-trumpeter
Albert Sturgess |
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Birth |
21 October
1882 in Basford Hollow, Etruria, Hanley, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire [registered in
Stoke-upon-Trent, December 1882]. |
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According to the 1891
census, Albert is the oldest of three children to Thomas and Martha Jane,
living at 75 St. Mark's Street in Hanley. His father is a potter's
printer.
According to his 1899 Attestation, Albert, a potter,
living at 17 Stanhope Street, joined the North Staffordshire Regiment (The
Prince of Wales'), joining on 21 April. According to later reports, he was
"bought out" 24 hours later! |
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According to the 1901
census, [Albert] is now the oldest of five children, now living at 17
Stanhope Street in Hanley. Both [Albert] and his brother, as well as his
father are working at the pottery. He and Edwain are pressers, his father
remains a printer.
notes: Albert and his five year old brother are
reversed on this census. |
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Marriage |
to Amelia
Harrison
[registered in Stoke-upon-Trent, June 1902]. |
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According to the 1911
census, Albert is a professional footballer, married to Amelia with three
children, Albert, Cyril Richmond and Amelia Lily. They live at 25 Bruce
Road in the Ecclesall Bierlow area of Sheffield. |
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According to the 1921
census, Albert, now an out-of-work steel roller for Brown Bayleys
Steelworks, has taken his family (his wife and three children) to
Blackpool. They are at 89 High Street in the town, home of the Caddy's. |
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According to the 1939 register, Albert, a china shop
keeper, and Amelia are still married, living at 898 Ecclesall Road in
Sheffield, with their son, Albert and his wife. |
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Death |
16 July 1957 at 898 Ecclesall Road in Sheffield,
aged
74 years 268 days
[registered in Sheffield, September 1957]. Left £565 8s. 8d.
to his widow, Amelia. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
At the age of twelve, Sturgess joined the North Staffs Volunteers as a
bugler. Began his junior football career with Tunstall Cresswells FC
before joining Stoke FC in 1903 as a professional and a centre-forward. He
settled in the back line, and even kept goal for the reserves as they
competed in the Birmingham League. After 124
league appearances and three goals, Sheffield United FC signed
Sturgess, along with teammate, George Gallimore, on 15 June 1908, for a
'heavy fee', despite interest from Aston Villa FC. During the war, he was
guesting for Hull City AFC, however, he remained with the Bramall Lane
club until July 1923, completing 353 league
appearances, scoring five, when he signed for Norwich City FC as
captain, playing as a left-back. Retired two years later
after 47 league appearances. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup winners 1914-15; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
6", 7st.
8lbs [1899], 5'
10", 12st.
0lbs [1914]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of four who became the 352nd
players (352) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half,
right-half |
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First match |
No. 108,
11 February 1911, England
2 Ireland 1,
a British Championship match
at
Baseball Ground, Shaftesbury Crescent, Derby, aged
28 years
113 days. |
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Last match |
No.
119,
4 April 1914,
Scotland
3 England 1,
a British Championship match
at Hampden Park,
Mount Florida, Glasgow, aged 31 years 165 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1910-11, 1913-14; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1910-11; |
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Individual honours |
FA Tour of South Africa
1910 (including the two tests) |
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Distinctions |
Died the same day
as
Bert Morley, and thirteen days after George
Blackburn. |
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Beyond England |
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After leaving football, ran an
Eccleshall crockery shop. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.240. |
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Albert Sturgess - Career Statistics |
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Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
 | goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Albert Sturgess
- Match Record - All Matches -
By Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Away |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
| All
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British Championship |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Albert Sturgess
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1910-11 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1913-14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC
All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Albert Sturgess
- Match History |
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Club: Sheffield
United F.C. - 2 full appearances |
F.A. International
Select Committee - 2
full capsx
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Age 27 |
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FA Tour of South Africa |
29 June 1910 - South Africa 0 England 3,
Durban, Natal Province |
tour |
AW |
Start |
lh |
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23 July 1910 - South Africa
2 England 6,
Wanderers Ground,
Johannesburg |
AW |
Start |
lh |
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30 July 1910 - South Africa 3 England
6,
Cape Town, Cape Province |
AW |
reserve |
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Age 28 |
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1 |
108 |
11 February 1911 - England 2 Ireland 1,
Baseball Ground, Derby |
BC |
HW |
Start |
lh |
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- |
110 |
1 April 1911 - England 1 Scotland 1,
Goodison Park, Liverpool |
HD |
reserve |
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Age 31 |
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2 |
119 |
4 April 1914 - Scotland 3 England 1,
Hampden Park,
Glasgow |
BC |
AL |
Start |
rh |
Notes
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CG
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