Albert Green (footballer, born 1892)

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Albert Green
Personal information
Full name Albert Green[1]
Date of birth (1892-10-07)7 October 1892
Place of birth Rickmansworth, England
Date of death 23 April 1956(1956-04-23) (aged 63)[2]
Place of death Watford, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1912 Rickmansworth
1912 Watford Orient
1912–1919 Watford 48 (13)
1919–1920 Crystal Palace 9 (2)
1920–1921 Sheppey United
1921–1922 Charlton Athletic 17 (3)
1922–1923 Millwall 0 (0)
1923–1924 Reading 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Green (7 October 1892 – 23 April 1956) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic and Reading as an inside forward.[1][3] He had a long association with Southern League club Watford and also played for Crystal Palace of the same division.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Green served as a private in the Hertfordshire Yeomanry during the First World War.[4] He was discharged from the Army due to sickness or wounds received during the course of his service, for which he was awarded the Silver War Badge.[4]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 1912–13[5] Southern League Premier Division 7 1 0 0 1[a] 0 8 1
1913–14[5] 18 4 2 0 1[a] 0 21 4
1914–15[5] 23 8 0 0 0 0 23 8
Total 48 13 2 0 2 0 52 13
Charlton Athletic 1921–22[6] Third Division South 17 3 0 0 ― 17 3
Career total 65 16 2 0 2 0 69 16
  1. ^ a b Appearance in Southern Charity Cup

Honours[edit]

Watford

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 116. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c "Players – Gemmell to Gregory" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. p. 33. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Green Albert Charlton Athletic 1921". Vintage Footballers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "The Great War 100 Years Ago 1914 – 2014". Waford Football Club v Milllwall – First World War Commemorative Issue. 1 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Seasons – 1910/11 to 1919/20" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. pp. 3–5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Season Stats 1921/1922 – 1925/1926". CAFC Facts & Stats. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2022.


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