Albert Wetton
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert Smailes Wetton[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 23 October 1928||
Place of birth | Winlaton,[1] England | ||
Date of death | 17 December 1996[1] | (aged 68)||
Place of death | Enfield,[1] England | ||
Position(s) | Utility player | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Dartford | |||
19??–1949 | Cheshunt | ||
1949–1951 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
1951–1953 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | (0) |
1953–1954 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | (0) |
1954–195? | Gravesend & Northfleet | ||
1957–19?? | Haywards Heath | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Albert Smailes Wetton (23 October 1928 – 17 December 1996) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Crewe Alexandra.[1] He was on the books of Tottenham Hotspur without playing for their first team, and also played non-league football for clubs including Cheshunt, Gravesend & Northfleet and Haywards Heath.[2][3]
Wetton's brother, Ralph, played professional football for Tottenham Hotspur, Plymouth Argyle and Aldershot.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Albert Wetton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ "Haywards Heath beat league leaders". West Sussex Gazette. 7 February 1957. p. 12.
Albert Wetton, former professional with the Spurs and Brighton and Hove, made his debut at centre-forward and paved the way for Haywards Heath's first goal, scored after six minutes by Dave Standing.
- ^ "Obituary – Ralph Wetton". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
Categories:
- 1928 births
- 1996 deaths
- People from Winlaton
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead
- Footballers from Tyne and Wear
- Footballers from County Durham
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football utility players
- Dartford F.C. players
- Cheshunt F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
- Haywards Heath Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football midfielder, 1920s birth stubs