Bill Albury

Bill Albury
Personal information
Full name William Frederick Albury
Date of birth (1933-08-10)10 August 1933
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
Date of death 20 May 2026(2026-05-20) (aged 92)
Position Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1958 Portsmouth 23 (0)
1959–1960 Gillingham[1] 38 (12)
1960–1967 Yeovil Town
1967–1970 Waterlooville
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Frederick Albury (10 August 1933 – 20 May 2026) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He made his debut for Portsmouth at the age of 16 in a Midweek League match against Tottenham Hotspur in September 1950[2] and later, while serving in the Army, he played regularly for Portsmouth Reserves.[3] Upon discharge in 1956, Albury joined the club as a professional. He later played for Gillingham between 1958 and 1960, and in total made 61 appearances in the Football League, scoring 12 goals.[4][5] He later played in the Southern League for Yeovil Town, captaining the side over seven seasons making 392 appearances and scoring 62 goals.[6] And then in the Hampshire League for Waterlooville, where, as player-manager, he led the club to their first appearance in the first round proper of the FA Cup, against Kettering Town in 1968–69. Albury died on 20 May 2026, aged 92.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 42. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  2. ↑ "Ex-Schoolboys in Mid-Week Side". Portsmouth Evening News). Portsmouth. 5 September 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 13 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "January Lapse Cost Reserves Vital Points". Football Mail (Portsmouth). Portsmouth. 28 April 1956. p. 2. Retrieved 13 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 41–42. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  5. ↑ Hugman, Barry J. (1984). Canon League Football Players' Records 1946-1984. Newnes Books. p. 12. ISBN 0-600-37318-5.
  6. ↑ "Rest in Peace, Bill Albury". ytfc.net. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Pompey Mourn Bill Albury". Portsmouth Football Club. 22 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  8. ↑ William Albury
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