Albert "Alec" Edward Fildes (9 February 1901 – September 1976 (aged 75)) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for St Helens Recs and St Helens as a prop, second-row or loose forward.[1]
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| Full name | Albert Edward Fildes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1901 Runcorn, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | September 1976 (aged 75) St Helens, Merseyside, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editAlbert Fildes was born in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, and he died aged 75 in St Helens, Merseyside.
Playing career
editInternational honours
editAlbert 'Alec' Fildes won caps for England while at St. Helens Recs in 1927 against Wales, in 1929 against Other Nationalities,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at St. Helens Recs in 1926-27 against New Zealand (2 matches), in 1928 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (3 matches), in 1929-30 against Australia (3 matches), while at St. Helens in 1932 against Australia, and New Zealand (3 matches).[3]
County League appearances
editAlbert Fildes played in St. Helens' victory in the Lancashire League during the 1931–32 season.
County Cup Final appearances
editAlbert Fildes played at second-row in St. Helens Recs' 17-0 victory over Swinton in the 1923 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1923–24 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 November 1923, and he played at second-row, and scored a try in St. Helens' 9-10 defeat by Warrington in the 1932 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 19 November 1932.
Club career
editDue to being on the 1932 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, Fildes and Alf Ellaby did not play in St. Helens' 9-5 victory over Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1931–32 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 7 May 1932.
Note
editKnown as Albert on saints.org.uk & englandrl.co.uk, and Alec on totalrl.com & rugbyleagueproject.org, the use of Alec may be due to a confusion with Alex Fiddes a Scottish rugby union (RU), and professional rugby league (RL) footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s for Hawick (RU), and British Empire XIII (RL), and Huddersfield (RL).
After retiring from playing, he was the landlord of The White Hart Hotel, Church St, St Helens.
References
edit- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
edit- Profile at saints.org.uk
- (archived by web.archive.org) Green & Gold makes its début
- (archived by web.archive.org) Lions 'nil' Kangaroos
- (archived by web.archive.org) Lions win in Dunedin