Albert Skinner

Albert Skinner
Personal information
Full name Albert James Skinner[1]
Date of birth 1868[1]
Place of birth Burslem, England[1]
Position Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1886–1893 Burslem Port Vale 14 (0)
Total 14 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert James Skinner (born 1868; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as a full-back for Burslem Port Vale between 1886 and 1893.

Career

Skinner most likely joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1886.[1] He enjoyed regular football from October 1888 to February 1889, but was used mostly as a reserve player after this period.[1] In total, he played 30 games for his local team: 16 league games (12 in the Football Combination and one each in the English Football League and Midland Football League), 13 friendlies, and 3 cup matches.[1] He was allowed to leave the Athletic Ground at the end of the 1892–93 season, the first ever season of the Football League Second Division.[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1886–87–00003030
1887–88–00001010
1888–89Combination1200040160
1890–91–00007070
1890–91Midland League10000010
1891–92Midland League00001010
1892–93Second Division10000010
Total 14000160300

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 268. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Albert Skinner at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)