Albert Mundy
Mundy in 1958
Personal information
Full name Albert Edward Mundy
Date of birth (1926-05-12)12 May 1926
Place of birth Gosport, England
Date of death 11 December 1999(1999-12-11) (aged 73)
Place of death Portsmouth, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Inside forward / Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Gosport Borough
1950–1953 Portsmouth 51 (12)
1953–1958 Brighton & Hove Albion 165 (87)
1958–1960 Aldershot 130 (12)
– Guildford City
– Gosport Borough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Edward Mundy (12 May 1926 – 11 December 1999) was a professional footballer who scored 111 goals from 346 appearances in the Football League playing for Portsmouth, Brighton & Hove Albion and Aldershot.[2]

Life and career

Mundy was born in Gosport, Hampshire, in 1926, and played for hometown club Gosport Borough before moving into the Football League with Portsmouth.[2] He made his debut in March 1951, in a goalless draw at home to Manchester United in the First Division,[3] but failed to establish himself as a first-team regular, and joined Brighton & Hove Albion in 1953.[1] Playing at inside or centre forward, he was Brighton's top scorer for three consecutive seasons, from 1954–55 to 1956–57.[4] Playing for Aldershot against Hartlepools United in 1958, Mundy scored a goal after only six seconds, which was at the time the fastest goal ever recorded.[5] After finishing his Football League career, Mundy played in the Southern League for Guildford City before returning to Gosport Borough. On 11 December 1999, Mundy died at the age of 73 in Portsmouth.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Carder, Tim & Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 179. ISBN 0-9521337-1-7.
  2. 1 2 "Albert Mundy". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Pompey Appearances : Albert Mundy Season: 1950/51". Pompeyrama. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Carder & Harris, Albion A–Z, p. 338.
  5. ↑ Hodgson, Guy; Searl, Liz (8 December 1995). "Football's fastest goal claimed". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
    "Records – League: Goals". The Football League. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Albion legend Mundy dies". The Argus. 11 December 1999. Retrieved 11 August 2019.


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