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Albert Barrett
Albert Frank Barrett (11 November 1903 – 8 December 1989) was an English footballer who played as a half-back. Early and personal lifeBarrett was born in West Ham, the third of four children, with two older brothers and one younger sister.[1] CareerBarrett played as a schoolboy for Fairburn House, and then played for Leytonstone and Middlesex Wanderers in 1921.[1] He signed for West Ham United as an amateur in 1923, leaving a year later (without making a first-team appearance) to sign as an amateur for Southampton.[1] After one league appearance he moved to Fulham in 1925, where he turned professional.[1] He played for the "Professionals" in the 1929 FA Charity Shield.[2] He stayed with the club until 1937, scoring 12 goals in 388 league games.[1] He made one appearance for the England national team on 19 October 1929.[1] Later lifeBarrett was married with two sons.[1] He worked as an accountant during his professional career, and in 1939 he owned a newsagents/tobacconists shop.[1] After World War II he worked as the secretary of wholesale firm at Romford Market, before emigrating to South Africa in 1954.[1] References
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