Albert Cheesebrough
Albert Cheesebrough (17 January 1935 – 2 September 2020) was an English footballer. He was a forward. He scored 88 goals in 345 league games over a sixteen-year professional career in the Football League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Cheesebrough | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Burnley, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 September 2020 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Southport, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1950–1951 | Burnley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1959 | Burnley | 142 | (35) |
| 1959–1963 | Leicester City | 122 | (40) |
| 1963–1965 | Port Vale | 57 | (13) |
| 1965–1967 | Mansfield Town | 24 | (0) |
| Total | 345 | (88) | |
| National team | |||
| 1956 | England under-23 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Cheesebrough died in Southport on 2 September 2020, aged 85.[1][2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burnley | 1951–52 | First Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1952–53 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1953–54 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954–55 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1955–56 | First Division | 35 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | |
| 1956–57 | First Division | 40 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 12 | |
| 1957–58 | First Division | 40 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14 | |
| Total | 142 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 40 | ||
| Leicester City | 1959–60 | First Division | 41 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 17 |
| 1960–61 | First Division | 35 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 12 | |
| 1961–62 | First Division | 23 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 11 | |
| 1962–63 | First Division | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| Total | 122 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 138 | 43 | ||
| Port Vale | 1963–64 | Third Division | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 |
| 1964–65 | Third Division | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | |
| Total | 57 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 14 | ||
| Mansfield Town | 1965–66 | Third Division | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1966–67 | Third Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 345 | 88 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 384 | 97 | ||
References
- "Albert Cheesebrough: 1935-2020". Leicester City FC. 2 September 2020.
- "Albert Cheesebrough: 1935-2020". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. 2 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- Albert Cheesebrough at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- Template:NeilBrownPlayers
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