Albert Walmsley

Football player

1885 –

69

Who is Albert Walmsley?

Albert Walmsley was an English professional footballer who played as a right-half. As a youth, he assisted Blackburn St. Peter's and later played for Lancashire Combination side Darwen before joining Football League First Division club Blackburn Rovers in 1907. He went on to play 272 league matches in a 13-year spell with the Ewood Park side. Walmsley transferred to Stockport County at the start of the 1920–21 season and spent three years at the club, scoring 3 goals in 80 league appearances.

During the 1915–16 season Walmsley played 21 matches as a wartime guest with Burnley, scoring once.

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Born
Oct 21, 1885
Blackburn
Lived in
  • Blackburn

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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