Albert Skinner
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert James Skinner[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1868[1] | ||
Place of birth | Burslem, England[1] | ||
Playing position | Full-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1886–1893 | Burslem Port Vale | 14 | (0) |
Total | 14 | (0) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Albert James Skinner (born 1868; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as a full-back for Burslem Port Vale between 1886 and 1893.
Playing career
Skinner most likely joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1886.[1] He enjoyed regular football from October 1888 to February 1889, but was used mostly as a reserve player after this period.[1] In total he played 30 games for his local team: 16 league games (12 in the Football Combination and one each in the Football League and Midland Football League), 13 friendlies, and 3 cup matches.[1] He was allowed to leave the Athletic Ground at the end of the 1892–93 season, the first ever season of the Football League Second Division.[1]
Statistics
- Sourced from Albert Skinner profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Burslem Port Vale | 1886–87 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1887–88 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1888–89 | Combination | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
1889–90 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
1890–91 | Midland League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1891–92 | Midland League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1892–93 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 0 |