Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frederick Albert Shelley | ||
Date of birth | 11 August 1899 | ||
Place of birth | Romsey, England | ||
Date of death | 29 December 1971 | (aged 72)||
Place of death | Anfield, Liverpool, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Half back | ||
Youth career | |||
Romsey Comrades | |||
1915–1919 | Military football | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1919 | Eastleigh Athletic | ||
1919–1932 | Southampton | 410 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frederick Albert "Bert" Shelley (11 August 1899 – 29 December 1971) was an English footballer, who played as a half back for Southampton, for whom he made nearly 450 appearances, before becoming a coach at Southampton. His total of 448 appearances remained a club record until passed by Tommy Traynor in the mid-1960s.[1]