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Albert Sykes
Personal information
Date of birth (1900-09-29)29 September 1900
Place of birth Shirebrook, England
Date of death 1994 (aged 94)
Place of death Rotherham, England
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Maltby Victoria
Maltby Main CW
1924–1926 Birmingham 1 (0)
1926–1928 Brighton & Hove Albion 16 (0)
1928–1931 Lincoln City 42 (1)
1931–193? Peterborough & Fletton United
– Luton Town 0 (0)
1932–1933 Grantham (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Sykes (29 September 1900 – 1994) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham, Brighton & Hove Albion and Lincoln City.

Sykes was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire. A coal miner by trade, he played football for Maltby Victoria and Maltby Main Colliery Welfare before turning professional with First Division club Birmingham in August 1924. He played only once for Birmingham's first team, standing in for George Liddell in a 3–2 defeat away to Burnley on 2 February 1925, and joined Third Division South club Brighton & Hove Albion in May 1926. Sykes played 16 league games in two seasons with Brighton before signing for Lincoln City in June 1928. He remained with Lincoln for three seasons, playing 44 games in all competitions, of which 42 were in the Third Division North. He finished off his playing career in non-league football with successively Peterborough & Fletton United, Luton Town and Grantham, where he played in most of the fixtures of the 1932–33 season.

Sykes died in Rotherham, South Yorkshire in 1994.

References

  1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. Matthews, p. 167.
  5. "Albert Sykes". Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Albert Sykes". Grantham Town FC Stats. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011.


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