Wilfred Vickers (3 August 1924 – September 1984) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Aldershot. He was on the books of West Bromwich Albion without appearing at first-team level,[1] and went on to play non-league football for clubs including Bentley Colliery and Gainsborough Trinity.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilfred Vickers[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1924[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wakefield,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | September 1984 (aged 60)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Goole, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1948 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | (1) |
| 1948–1949 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 1949–1952 | Aldershot | 15 | (1) |
| 1952–1953 | Bentley Colliery | ||
| 1953–19?? | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Wilf Vickers". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Football movements". Grantham Journal. 14 August 1953. pp. 6–7.
"Trinity well on top Gainsborough T. 3 Mansfield T. 1". Nottingham Journal. 20 August 1953. p. 6.Trinity were well on top in the first half hour and when former Aldershot inside forward Vickers netted after 14 minutes with another close-in drive the Gainsborough side appeared as though they might run up a big score.
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