Albert Derrick
Personal information
Full name Albert Edward Derrick[1]
Date of birth (1908-09-08)8 September 1908
Place of birth Newport, Wales
Date of death 5 June 1975(1975-06-05) (aged 66)[1]
Place of death Newport, Wales
Height 5 ft 7+12 in (1.71 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre forward, outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935–1946 Newport County 125 (43)
1946 Swindon Town 1 (0)
1947 Ebbw Vale
1947–1948 Caerau Athletic
Girlings
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Edward Derrick (8 September 1908 – 5 June 1975) was a Welsh professional footballer who made 125 appearances as a forward in the Football League for Newport County.[3][4] He is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.[5]

Personal life

Derrick was the father of Albert Derrick Jr, who also played football for Newport County.[6] He served in the British Army for seven years, including five on the North-West Frontier.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Swindon Town 1946–47[7] Third Division South 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

Honours

Newport County

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Albert Derrick". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. "Newport County. New men are hefty and tall". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi via Newspapers.com.
  3. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 80. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  4. "Derrick Albert Mansfield Town 1930". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "Albert Derrick Snr". Newport County. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  6. 1 2 Taylor, Andrew (28 October 2014). Newport County AFC: The First 100 Years. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445618197.
  7. "Albert Derrick – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2017.


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