Albert Geldard
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 April 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, Yorkshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 1989 (aged 74–75) | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bradford Schools | |||
| – | Manningham Mills | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1932 | Bradford Park Avenue | 34 | (6) |
| 1932–1938 | Everton | 180 | (38) |
| 1938–1939 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | (1) |
| 1946 | Darwen | ||
| 1946–1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1933–1937 | England | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
|||
Albert Geldard (11 April 1914 – 1989) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right for Bradford Park Avenue, Everton, Bolton Wanderers and Darwen. At Everton he won the FA Cup Final in 1933. He made four appearances for England during 1933–1937. At Bradford Park Avenue; he became known as the youngest player to appear in the Football League, a distinction shared jointly with Ken Roberts until Reuben Noble-Lazarus took the record in 2008.
Geldard was born at Bradford, Yorkshire and played his youth football with Bradford Schools and Manningham Mills. Magic was one of Geldard's hobbies, with toffeeweb referring to the winger as "a real wizard, both on and off the pitch. His hobbies included magic tricks and he was one of the trickiest right wingers ever seen: he was devastatingly fast and he had a trick-bag that seemingly never ran out." He joined Bradford Park Avenue as a professional in 1928.
His debut came at The Den on 16 September 1929 against Millwall to become the youngest player to appear in the Football League at just 15 years and 158 days old. He left Bradford Park Avenue having scored six goals in 34 games; signing for Everton on 14 November 1932 for a then record fee of £4,000.
Joining Everton, his debut came against Middlesbrough where he scored a goal. Geldard formed a duet with striker Tommy Lawton, by producing good crosses for him to head home. Tony Matthews described Geldard as; "Geldard was a slippery customer who possessed an exceptional turn of speed, could shoot with both feet and enjoyed taking on opponents, either on the outside or inside." Taking part in the cup-tie of the century on 30 January 1935, Geldard scored two goals to help Everton progress into the fifth round of the 1935 FA Cup after the 6–4 defeat of Sunderland.
...
Wikipedia