Albert Edward Fishwick (1899–1961) was an English footballer. He scored 61 goals in 188 league games in a ten-year career in the Football League, playing for Plymouth Argyle, Blackpool, Port Vale, and Tranmere Rovers. He helped Vale to the Third Division North title in 1929–30.
 Fishwick in 1929 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Edward Fishwick[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1899[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Chorley, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1961 (aged 61–62) | ||
| Place of death | Chorley, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leyland | |||
| Hamilton Central | |||
| Chorley | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1923–1925 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | (1) |
| 1925–1928 | Blackpool | 58 | (36) |
| 1928–1931 | Port Vale | 39 | (15) |
| 1931–1933 | Tranmere Rovers | 83 | (9) |
| Chorley | |||
| Total | 187+ | (61+) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Fishwick played for Leyland, Hamilton Central and Chorley (in two spells), before joining Plymouth Argyle. He made his debut in the Third Division South, in a 1–0 defeat at Northampton Town on 10 November 1923.[2] He signed with Blackpool in 1925. He made his debut for Frank Buckley's team on 24 October, in a 4–0 victory over Wolves at Bloomfield Road.[3] He scored his first (two) goals for the club in the next game – a 4–3 win at South Shields on 31 October.[3] He went on to make a total of 28 league appearances in the 1925–26 campaign. He finished as the team's top scorer, with nineteen goals to his name, helping the "Seasiders" to a sixth-placed finish in the Second Division.[3] The following season, 1926–27, Fishwick made 25 league appearances, scoring thirteen goals in the process, including a hat-trick in the third league game of the season – a 6–1 win at home to Barnsley.[4]
After making six league appearances for Blackpool during the 1927–28 season,[5] Fishwick joined Port Vale in March 1928.[1] His first game was a Potteries derby match on 17 March 1928, which finished goalless.[1] He enjoyed regular football for the rest of the season, scoring once in nine Second Division games.[1] He hit six goals in 15 appearances in 1928–29, as the "Valiants" were relegated into the Third Division North.[1] They came straight back up as champions in 1929–30, with Fishwick scoring four goals in five games.[1] He hit four goals in 12 games in 1930–31, all coming within the space of three games.[1] He was sold to Tranmere Rovers in March 1931 and later returned to his hometown club Chorley.[1] Rovers finished fourth in the Third Division North in 1931–32 and 11th in 1932–33.
Career statistics edit
Source:[6]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1923–24 | Third Division South | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 1924–25 | Third Division South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Blackpool | 1925–26 | Second Division | 26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 |
| 1926–27 | Second Division | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13 | |
| 1927–28 | Second Division | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| Total | 58 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 36 | ||
| Port Vale | 1927–28 | Second Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 1928–29 | Second Division | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | |
| 1929–30 | Third Division North | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1930–31 | Second Division | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |
| Total | 39 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 15 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1930–31 | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1931–32 | Third Division North | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | |
| 1932–33 | Third Division North | 39 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | |
| 1933–34 | Third Division North | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Total | 83 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 187 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 199 | 61 | ||
Honours edit
Port Vale
References edit
- Specific
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 102. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ "GoS-DB Players". greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ a b c Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, p. 226
- ^ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, p. 228
- ^ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, p. 230
- ^ Bert Fishwick at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Kent, Jeff (1990). "From Glory to Despair (1929–1939)". The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 124–150. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.
- General
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.