Bert Shelley

Bert Shelley
Personal information
Full name Frederick Albert Shelley
Date of birth (1899-08-11)11 August 1899
Place of birth Romsey, England
Date of death 29 December 1971(1971-12-29) (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]

  1. ^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. pp. 303–305. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.