Albert Pitt (footballer)

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Albert Pitt
Personal information
Full name Albert Edward Pitt [1]
Date of birth 1880 [1]
Place of birth Shardlow, England [1]
Position(s) Half-back / Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1902 Stone Town
1903–1905 Stoke 7 (1)
1905 Birmingham University
1906–1907 Canterbury Provinces
1908–1911 Stoke 40 (4)
1910 Canadian Club
1911 Trentham
1911–1912 Wrexham
1912 Stoke 4 (0)
1913 Norton Bridge
Total51(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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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, Wrexham and four more matches for Stoke. [1] [2]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke [1] 1903–04 First Division 400040
1904–05 First Division310031
1908–09 Birmingham & District League31410324
1909–10 Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two 100010
1910–11 Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two800080
1912–13 Southern League Division One 400040
Career Total51510525

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Albert Pitt". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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