Albert Edward Nixon Chester (17 March 1886 – 21 December 1962) was an English professional footballer, best remembered for his years as an inside left in the Southern League with Croydon Common and Queens Park Rangers.[3] Earlier in his career, he played league football with Preston North End and guested for Brentford,[1] Tottenham Hotspur and Millwall Athletic during the First World War.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Edward Nixon Chester[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Hexham, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 21 December 1962 (aged 76)[2] | ||
| Place of death | West Hartlepool, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wingate Albion | |||
| 1911–1912 | Preston North End | 2 | (0) |
| 1912–1916 | Croydon Common | 67 | (25) |
| 1916 | Millwall Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 1916–1919 | Brentford | 58 | (10) |
| 1919 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | (0) |
| 1919 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| Ramsgate | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editAs of 1939, Chester was working as a bricklayer and living in Easington.[3]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Preston North End | 1910–11[3] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Croydon Common | 1912–13[3] | Southern League Second Division | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| 1913–14[3] | 27 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 15 | ||
| 1914–15[3] | Southern League First Division | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 5 | |
| Total | 67 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 74 | 25 | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1919–20[4] | Southern League First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 70 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 77 | 25 | ||
Honours
editCroydon Common
- Southern League Second Division: 1913–14[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 8. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England in Online Database Ancestry (subscription required) accessed 9 November 2019
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Biographies – Albert Chester" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1919–20". QPRnet. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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