Alfred George Homer, Jr.[1] (1870 – 7 January 1937)[2] was an English professional football manager.

Alfred Homer
Personal information
Full name Alfred George Homer
Date of birth 1870
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Date of death 7 January 1937
Place of death Bristol, England
Managerial career
Years Team
1899–1920 Bristol Rovers

Homer was born in Birmingham. He became Bristol Rovers' first full-time manager-secretary in 1899, a job he held for twenty-one years until 1920. Prior to this he was assistant secretary of Aston Villa.

Homer's father, also called Alfred Homer, founded the Vulcan Brewery in Aston, Birmingham, in 1878. The business was later sold in 1899 to Mitchells & Butlers, before the brewery site was sold to HP Foods for an HP Sauce factory.[3][4]

Homer died in Bristol on 7 January 1937 at the age of 66.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "1911 England Census". Ancestry. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Birth registration". FreeBMD. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  3. ^ Kieron McMahon (2007). "Birmingham Breweries". MidlandsPubs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
  4. ^ Alfred Homer Ltd. breweryhistory.com
  5. ^ "Death of Mr. Alfred G. Homer". Western Daily Press. 8 January 1937. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Death registration". FreeBMD. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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