Fred Basnett

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Fred Basnett
Personal information
Full name Alfred Basnett[1]
Date of birth 10 November 1924[1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 1997 (aged 72–73)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1946 Stoke City 0 (0)
Northwich Victoria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Basnett (10 November 1924 – 1997) was an English professional footballer who played for Stoke City.[1]

Career[edit]

Basnett played for Stoke City during World War II along with his brother Albert.[1] He was a useful goalscorer in the war leagues and made two appearances in the FA Cup in the 1945–46 season.[1] At the end of the war Basnett left Stoke and went on to play for non-league Northwich Victoria.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City[1] 1945–46 0 0 2 0 2 0
Career Total 0 0 2 0 2 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.