Albert Chester

Albert Edward Nixon Chester (17 March 1886 – 21 December 1962) was an English professional football inside left, best remembered for his years in the Southern League with Croydon Common and Queens Park Rangers.[3] Earlier in his career, he played league football with Preston North End and guested for Brentford,[1] Tottenham Hotspur and Millwall Athletic during the First World War.[3]

Albert Chester

Personal information
Full name	Albert Edward Nixon Chester[1]
Date of birth	17 March 1886
Place of birth	Hexham, England[1]
Date of death	21 December 1962 (aged 76)[2]
Place of death	West Hartlepool, England[2]
Position(s)	Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Wingate Albion
1911–1912	Preston North End	2	(0)
1912–1916	Croydon Common	67	(25)
1916	Millwall Athletic	1	(0)
1916–1919	Brentford	58	(10)
1919	Tottenham Hotspur	2	(0)
1919	Queens Park Rangers	1	(0)
	Ramsgate
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Preston North End	1910–11[3]	First Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
Croydon Common	1912–13[3]	Southern League Second Division	17	5	4	0	21	5
	1913–14[3]		27	15	1	0	28	15
	1914–15[3]	Southern League First Division	23	5	2	0	25	5
	Total		67	25	7	0	74	25
Queens Park Rangers	1919–20[4]	Southern League First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			70	25	7	0	77	25

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 8. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England in Online Database Ancestry (subscription required) accessed 9 November 2019
3. "Croydon Common FC – Biographies – Albert Chester" (PDF). Retrieved 7 July 2019.
4. "QPRnet – Seasonal Stats – 1919–20". Retrieved 17 June 2019.