ALBERT GELDARD

A photo of Albert (left -- front row) with the wartime Bolton Wanderers team

A winger with Bradford Park Ave, Everton, Bolton Wanderers, Darwen and England
Albert made his England debut on the 13th May 1933 against Italy at the age of 19. Albert is the 10th youngest player ever to represent England at full International level.
He is also the youngest player ever to turn out for a football league game: At 15 years 158 days old for Bradford Park Ave v Millwall on the 16th October 1929.
In all Albert won 4 England caps whilst with Everton.
A recurrent knee injury put him out of first class football in 1938 at the young age of 24.
He joined Darwen Football Club from Bolton Wanderers on semi-pro terms shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, He returned to guest for Bolton Wanderers during the war years and in 1946 played only a few games for Darwen before the knee injury finally forced him to retire from the game.
 A photo of Albert (left -- front row) with the wartime Bolton Wanderers team

Centre-half and captain of Darwen in the mid 1930's, a former Manchester United Player.

 

Acknowledgements for the history in this section are made to :  Darwen RBL -- who originally published this page in 2002