Alfred Bourne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred Bourne[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Kidsgrove, England[1] | ||
| Date of death |
1939 (aged 44–45) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1922 | Port Vale | 55 | (0) |
| Total | 55 | (0) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Alfred Bourne (1894 – 1939) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Port Vale between 1919 and 1922.
Playing career
Bourne joined Port Vale in the summer of 1919.[1] He quickly established himself as the first choice goalkeeper, however he lost his place by October 1920.[1] He was a member of the sides that won the Staffordshire Senior Cup and shared the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1920. He proved himself superior to Jonathan Hammond and played 32 Second Division games in the 1919–20 season.[1] However he only featured ten times in the league in the 1920–21 campaign, as new signing Walter Smith was preferred.[1] Bourne played 13 matches in the 1921–22 season, as he battled with Smith, Teddy Peers and Ernest Blackham for a first team place.[1] Peers won the battle, and Bourne was released from The Old Recreation Ground at the end of the season.[1]
Statistics
- Sourced from Alfred Bourne profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1919–20 | Second Division | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 1920–21 | Second Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1921–22 | Second Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
Honours
- with Port Vale
- Staffordshire Senior Cup: 1920
- North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup winner: 1920