Place of birth West Ham, England Playing position | Place of death Brentford, England Name Fred Corbett | |
Full name Frederick Herbert Corbett Date of birth (1881-01-01)1 January 1881 Date of death 15 April 1924(1924-04-15) (aged 43) | ||
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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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