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Albert
Sturgess |
Sheffield United FC
2
appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 1 D
0 L 1 F 3: A 4
50% successful
1910-14
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Timeline |
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Sergeant-trumpeter
Albert Sturgess |
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Birth |
Saturday, 21 October
1882 in Basford Hollow, Etruria, Hanley, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire |
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registered in Stoke-upon-Trent October-December 1882 |
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Baptism |
Wednesday, 15
November 1882 at St. Mark's Church in Shelton |
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According to the 1891
census, Albert is the oldest of three children to Thomas and Martha Jane
(née Wood),
living at 75 St. Mark's Street in Hanley. His father is a potter's
printer.
According to his 1899 Attestation, Albert, a potter,
living at 17 Stanhope Street, joined the North Staffordshire Regiment (The
Prince of Wales'), joining on 21 April. According to later reports, he was
"bought out" 24 hours later! |
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According to the 1901
census, [Albert] is now the oldest of five children, now living at 17
Stanhope Street in Hanley. Both [Albert] and his brother, as well as his
father are working at the pottery. He and Edwain are pressers, his father
remains a printer.
notes: Albert and his five year old brother are
reversed on this census. |
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Marriage |
to Amelia
Harrison, on Sunday, 29 June 1902 in Stoke |
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registered in Stoke-upon-Trent April-June 1902 |
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Children |
Albert and Amelia
Sturgess have four children together. Albert (b.25 November 1903),
Amelia Lily (b.1908), Cyril Richmond (b.8 July 1909) and
Beatrice
(b.1911). |
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According to the 1911
census, Albert is a professional footballer, married to Amelia with three
children, Albert, Cyril and Amelia. They live at 25 Bruce
Road in the Ecclesall Bierlow area of Sheffield. |
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According to the 1921
census, Albert, now an out-of-work steel roller for Brown Bayleys
Steelworks, has taken his family (his wife and three children) to
Blackpool. They are at 89 High Street in the town, home of the Caddy's. |
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His father died in early 1935.
According to the 1939 register, Albert, a china shop
keeper, and Amelia are still married, living at 898 Ecclesall Road in
Sheffield, with their son, Albert and his wife. |
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Death |
Tuesday,
16 July 1957 at 898 Ecclesall Road in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire |
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aged
74 years 268 days |
registered in Sheffield July-September 1957 |
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"STURGESS.—On
July 16th at his home, 898, Eccleshall-rd., in Sheffield, Albert, aged
73 years (late Sheffield United and Stoke City International footballer),
the beloved husband of Amelia and a very dear father, father-in-law,
grandfather and great garandfather..." |
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Obituary |
"Death
of ex-Stoke player
"Former English
international and Stoke footballer, Mr. Albert Sturgess died at his home,
898, Eccleshall-road, Sheffield, yesterday at the age of 73. He played
right-half for Stoke in the First Division in the years before the 1914-18
War. He was chosen to play for England on several occasions and was later
transferred to Sheffield United." - Evening
Sentinel, Wednesday, 17 July 1957 |
Funeral
Thursday
9.30am, 18 July 1957
City Road Crematorium, Sheffield |
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"...Service and cremation at the City Road Crematorium, Sheffield,
on Thursday, July 18th at 9.30 a.m. Cut flowers only please to Swift and
Goodinson Ltd., Headford-st., Sheffield 3." - Evening
Sentinel, Wednesday, 17 July 1957 |
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Probate |
"STURGESS
Albert of 898 Ecclesfield Road
Sheffield
died 16 July 1957
Administration
London
14 February to
Amelia Sturgess widow.
Effects £565 8s. 8d."
[2025 equivalent: £11,859]. |
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His wife, Amelia, died in early 1962 |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
Club(s) |
At the age of twelve, Sturgess joined the North Staffs Volunteers as a
bugler. Began his junior football career with Tunstall Cresswells FC
before joining Stoke FC in 1903 as a professional and a centre-forward. He
settled in the back line, and even kept goal for the reserves as they
competed in the Birmingham League. Sheffield United FC signed Sturgess, along with teammate, George Gallimore, on 15 June 1908, for a
'heavy fee', despite interest from Aston Villa FC. During the war, he was
guesting for Hull City AFC, however, he remained with the Bramall Lane
club until 25 July 1923, when he signed for Norwich City FC as
captain, playing as a left-back. Retired two years later. |
League honours
524 appearances, 8 goals |
Stoke FC 1903-08
124 appearances, three goals
debut: 4 October 1903 Grimsby Town FC 2 Stoke FC 2.
Sheffield United FC 1908-23 353 appearances, five
goals
debut: 1 September 1908 Bury FC 1 Sheffield United FC 2.
Norwich City FC 1923-25 47 appearances
debut (division
three south): 25 August 1923 Norwich City FC 1 Millwall FC
1.
last (division three south):
14 February 1925 Norwich City FC 2 Millwall FC 2. |
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Club honours |
Football League Division One best: sixth 1902-03
(1ᵃ), 1909-10 (38ᵃ 1ᵍ), 1914-15 (36ᵃ 1ᵍ);
FA Cup winners 1914-15 (7ᵃ); |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
6", 7st.
8lbs [1899], 5'
10", 12st.
0lbs [1914]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of four who became the 352nd
players (352) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half,
right-half |
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First match |
No. 108, 11 February 1911, England
2 Ireland 1, a British Championship match at Baseball Ground, Shaftesbury Crescent, Derby, aged
28 years
113 days. |
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Last match |
No.
119, 4 April 1914, Scotland 3 England 1, a British Championship match at Hampden Park,
Mount Florida, Glasgow, aged 31 years 165 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1910-11, 1913-14; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1910-11; |
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Individual honours |
FA Tour of South Africa
1910 (including the two tests);
The Stripes
(one appearance, January 1911); |
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Distinctions |
Died the same day
as
Bert Morley, and thirteen days after George
Blackburn. |
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Beyond England |
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After leaving football, ran an
Ecclesall crockery shop. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.240. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
comp. apps |
minutes |
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captain |
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3 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
0 |
none |
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The minutes here given
can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an
approximation. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
2 |
50 |
=0 |
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Both of his matches were played in the British Championship competition |
Venue Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Away |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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Opposition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| Scotland |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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Ireland |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Tournament Record
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1910-11 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1913-14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC
All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
2 |
50 |
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