Alf Agar

Alf Agar
Personal information
Date of birth (1904-08-28)28 August 1904
Place of birth Esh Winning, County Durham, England
Date of death March 1989 (age 84)
Place of death Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Esh Winning
– Shildon
– West Stanley
– Dundee
1927–1928 Barrow 31 (7)
1928–1930 Carlisle United 49 (11)
1930–1932 Accrington Stanley 73 (27)
1932–1936 Oldham Athletic 96 (28)
1936–1937 York City 24 (4)
1937–1939 Scarborough (42)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Agar (28 August 1904 – Mar 1989) was an English footballer.

He played for Esh Winning, Shildon, West Stanley, Dundee, Barrow, Carlisle United, Accrington Stanley, Oldham Athletic, York City and Scarborough.[2]

World War II ended his football career. He moved to Carlisle, where he got married and worked as a police officer, then at a power plant. He became a passionate supporter of his old club, Carlisle United, and was a special guest at their 60th anniversary match.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ "York City. New attack to cure old faults". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xiii – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Tony Brown. p. 6. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. ↑ "The final whistle for United pioneer Alf". News and Star (West Cumbria ed.). 25 March 1989. p. 8. Retrieved 10 April 2026.