Albert Sykes

For the Australian footballer, see Alby Sykes.

Albert Sykes
Personal information
Date of birth (1900-09-29)29 September 1900
Place of birth Shirebrook, England
Date of death 1994 (aged 94)[1]
Place of death Rotherham, England
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Maltby Victoria
Maltby Main CW
1924–1926 Birmingham 1 (0)
1926–1928 Brighton & Hove Albion 16 (0)
1928–1931 Lincoln City 42 (1)
1931–193? Peterborough & Fletton United
– Luton Town 0 (0)
1932–1933 Grantham (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Sykes (29 September 1900 – 1994) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham, Brighton & Hove Albion and Lincoln City.[2]

Sykes was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire.[2] A coal miner by trade, he played football for Maltby Victoria and Maltby Main Colliery Welfare before turning professional with First Division club Birmingham in August 1924.[3] He played only once for Birmingham's first team, standing in for George Liddell in a 3–2 defeat away to Burnley on 2 February 1925,[4] and joined Third Division South club Brighton & Hove Albion in May 1926.[3] Sykes played 16 league games in two seasons with Brighton before signing for Lincoln City in June 1928.[2] He remained with Lincoln for three seasons, playing 44 games in all competitions, of which 42 were in the Third Division North.[5] He finished off his playing career in non-league football with successively Peterborough & Fletton United, Luton Town and Grantham, where he played in most of the fixtures of the 1932–33 season.[6]

Sykes died in Rotherham, South Yorkshire in 1994.[2][6]

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  2. ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. ^ Matthews, p. 167.
  5. ^ "Albert Sykes". Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  6. ^ a b "Albert Sykes". Grantham Town FC Stats. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011.