Albert McPherson
Appearance
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 July 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Date of death | 11 January 2015 (aged 87) | ||
| Position | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1942–19xx | Salford Lads Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Royal Engineers | |||
| 1949–1952 | Bury | 0 | (0) |
| 1952–1954 | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
| 1954–1964 | Walsall | 351 | (8) |
| Total | 351 | (8) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Albert McPherson (8 July 1927 – 11 January 2015) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half.[1]
Career
[edit]Born in Salford, McPherson played for Royal Engineers, Bury, Stalybridge Celtic and Walsall.[2][3]
He played youth football with the Salford Lads Club, alongside Steve Fleet, Eddie Colman and Brian Doyle.[4]
He later worked as a coach at West Bromwich Albion.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Football - Ex-Baggies coach McPherson dies - Yahoo Eurosport UK". Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ↑ "Walsall legend Albert McPherson dies, aged 87". expressandstar.com.
- ↑ "Sporting legend returns to the club". Salford Lads Club. 3 June 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ↑ Howell, Bill (12 January 2015). "West Brom: Former coach Albert McPherson has died at the age of 87". BirminghamLive.
Categories:
- 1927 births
- 2015 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Royal Engineers A.F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football central defenders
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. non-playing staff
- Footballers from Salford
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1920s birth stubs