Alf Wheeler (footballer, born 1910)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred James Wheeler | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1910[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bilston, England | ||
| Date of death |
1978 (aged 67–68) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward, centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1932 | Walsall | 11 | (3) |
| 1932 | Mossley | ||
| 1932–1933 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
| 1933–1934 | Northampton Town | 5 | (1) |
| 1934–1935 | Southampton | 11 | (6) |
| 1935 | Barnsley | 0 | (0) |
| 1935–1936 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
| 1936 | Gillingham | 8 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Alfred James "Alf" Wheeler (born 1910)[2] was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for various clubs in the Football League in the 1930s.
Football career
Wheeler was born in Bilston, near Wolverhampton[2] and started his professional career with Walsall in the Football League Third Division North, for whom he scored three goals in eleven league appearances.[1] After a spell in the Cheshire County League with Mossley, Wheeler joined Brentford, before joining Northampton Town for the 1933–34 season, in which he made five appearances, scoring once.[1]
In July 1934, he joined Southampton of the Second Division,[2] making his debut playing at inside-left at home to Port Vale on 27 August. He was in and out of the side for most of the season, with Arthur Holt the preferred inside-left. In November 1934, Wheeler played three matches at centre-forward in place of Norman Cole, scoring an "outstanding" hat-trick in the first 27 minutes of a 4–1 victory over Bradford City.[3] A lack of consistency led to him being dropped in favour of new signing, Walter Pollard, and Wheeler was transfer listed at the end of the season.[2]
In August 1935, he joined Barnsley for a fee of £100,[2] and in October he moved on to Norwich City,[2] but he never played first-team football for either club.[1] In the summer of 1936, he joined his final league club, Gillingham, making a further eight league appearances, scoring three goals.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 307. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 360. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- ↑ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. pp. 92–93. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.