Fred Corbett
Corbett while at Brentford in 1906
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Frederick Herbert Corbett | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | West Ham, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 April 1924 (aged 43) | ||
| Place of death | Brentford, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Old St Luke's | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1899–1900 | Thames Ironworks | 3 | (0) |
| 1900–1901 | West Ham United | 33 | (13) |
| 1901–1903 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 1903–1904 | Bristol City | 49 | (14) |
| 1904–1905 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 1905–1908 | Brentford | 93 | (37) |
| 1908–1911 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 1911–???? | Gillingham | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Frederick 'Fred' Corbett (1 January 1881 – 15 April 1924) was a professional footballer who played for Thames Ironworks and the club's successor West Ham United, before spending three spells at Bristol Rovers punctuated by time at Bristol City and Brentford. Following his final departure from Bristol Rovers in 1911 he joined Gillingham. He was one of the first black footballers to play in the Football League.
Corbett made three appearances in the Southern League for Thames Ironworks, and played a total of 139 games for Bristol Rovers in the same competition, scoring 52 goals.
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