Albert Avery

For the rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s for New Zealand, and Auckland, see Bert Avery.

Albert Avery
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Edward Avery
Bornfirst ¼ 1883
Buckfastleigh, England
Died14 November 1914 (aged 31)
Oldham, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 10.5 in (1.791 m)
Weight14 st 4 lb (91 kg)
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1905–05 Plymouth and Devonport Albion
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1905–≤05 Devon
Rugby league
PositionCentre, Stand-off, Forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1905–14 Oldham 289 67 0 0 201
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥1905–≤14 Lancashire ≥5
1910–11 England 5 1 0 0 3
1910–12 Great Britain 4 3 0 0 9
Source: [1][2][3]

Albert Edward "Bert" "Slosher" Avery (first ¼ 1883[4] – 14 November 1914[5]) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Devon, and at club level for Plymouth and Devonport Albion, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, as a centre, stand-off, or more usually as a forward.[1][6]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.