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Full name
  
Albert James Skinner

Years
  
Team

Date of birth
  
1868

1886–1893
  
Burslem Port Vale

Place of birth
  
Burslem, England

Name
  
Albert Skinner

Playing position
  
Full-back


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Albert James Skinner (born 1868; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as a full-back for Burslem Port Vale between 1886 and 1893.

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Playing career

Skinner most likely joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1886. He enjoyed regular football from October 1888 to February 1889, but was used mostly as a reserve player after this period. In total he played 30 games for his local team: 16 league games (12 in the Football Combination and one each in the Football League and Midland Football League), 13 friendlies, and 3 cup matches. He was allowed to leave the Athletic Ground at the end of the 1892–93 season, the first ever season of the Football League Second Division.

Statistics

  • Sourced from Albert Skinner profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  • References

    Albert Skinner Wikipedia


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