Albert Cheesebrough
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Albert Cheesebrough is an English
former footballer who scored 88 goals in 345 games in the Football League
over a sixteen year professional career.
Turning professional with Burnley
in 1951, he spent the next eight years at the club, making 158 appearances in league and cup. Signing with Leicester City
in 1959, he went on to play for the Foxes in the 1961 FA Cup Final
. He moved on to Port Vale
in 1963, and after recovering from injury he became the club's top-scorer in 1964–65
, before he transferred to Mansfield Town
in 1965. He spent two years with Mansfield before he was forced to retire due to injury.
, Lancashire
, he joined Burnley
as a 15-year-old in the summer of 1950, after a series of outstanding performances as captain of his school team, Rosegrove and for representative schoolboy teams at town and county level for Lancashire. He signed professional terms on his 17th birthday in January 1952 and made his First Division
debut against Manchester United
three months later before notching his first senior goal against Chelsea
in April 1952. He became a regular at inside forward in the 1955–56 season, linking up well on the left wing with Brian Pilkington. On 7 November 1957, he score a hat-trick
in a 7–3 victory over Leicester City
. In total he made 158 appearances for Burnley between 1952 and 1959, scoring 40 goals. He was sold to Leicester City in June 1959 for £20,000.
At Leicester, he was the club's top scorer in 1959–60 with 17 goals, and the following season he was part of the City side who were defeated 2–0 by Tottenham Hotspur
in the FA Cup Final.
He moved to Port Vale
for a then club record fee of £15,000 in July 1963. In November of that year however he underwent a cartilage
operation, his recovery kept him out of action for the rest of the season
. He proved his determination by returning the next season
as the club's top scorer, though with a grand total of seven goals it was the first time since David Bowcock in 1917–18 that such a low total earned a player this accolade. He moved on to Mansfield Town
on a free transfer in July 1965.
At Macclesfield he made 24 league appearances before a broken leg ended his career.
at Under-23 level against France
at Bristol City
's Ashton Gate Stadium in 1956.
, he had learned the ropes of the meat trade whilst playing at Port Vale.
English people
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former footballer who scored 88 goals in 345 games in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
over a sixteen year professional career.
Turning professional with Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
in 1951, he spent the next eight years at the club, making 158 appearances in league and cup. Signing with Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
in 1959, he went on to play for the Foxes in the 1961 FA Cup Final
FA Cup Final
The FA Cup Final, commonly referred to in England as just the Cup Final, is the last match in the Football Association Challenge Cup. With an official attendance of 89,826 at the 2007 FA Cup Final, it is the fourth best attended domestic club championship event in the world and the second most...
. He moved on to Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
in 1963, and after recovering from injury he became the club's top-scorer in 1964–65
1964–65 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1964–65 season was Port Vale's fifty-third season of football in the Football League, and their sixth season in the Third Division. They went on a club record streak of 13 home games without a clean sheet from 26 September to 15 March...
, before he transferred to Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
in 1965. He spent two years with Mansfield before he was forced to retire due to injury.
Club career
Born in BurnleyBurnley
Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, he joined Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
as a 15-year-old in the summer of 1950, after a series of outstanding performances as captain of his school team, Rosegrove and for representative schoolboy teams at town and county level for Lancashire. He signed professional terms on his 17th birthday in January 1952 and made his First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
debut against Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
three months later before notching his first senior goal against Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
in April 1952. He became a regular at inside forward in the 1955–56 season, linking up well on the left wing with Brian Pilkington. On 7 November 1957, he score a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
in a 7–3 victory over Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
. In total he made 158 appearances for Burnley between 1952 and 1959, scoring 40 goals. He was sold to Leicester City in June 1959 for £20,000.
At Leicester, he was the club's top scorer in 1959–60 with 17 goals, and the following season he was part of the City side who were defeated 2–0 by Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
in the FA Cup Final.
He moved to Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
for a then club record fee of £15,000 in July 1963. In November of that year however he underwent a cartilage
Cartilage
Cartilage is a flexible connective tissue found in many areas in the bodies of humans and other animals, including the joints between bones, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the elbow, the knee, the ankle, the bronchial tubes and the intervertebral discs...
operation, his recovery kept him out of action for the rest of the season
1963–64 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1963–64 season was Port Vale's fifty-second season of football in the Football League, and their fifth season in the Third Division. Freddie Steele spent big on transfers, bringing in players such as Billy Bingham, Albert Cheesebrough, and Jackie Mudie. However it was a disappointing season in...
. He proved his determination by returning the next season
1964–65 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1964–65 season was Port Vale's fifty-third season of football in the Football League, and their sixth season in the Third Division. They went on a club record streak of 13 home games without a clean sheet from 26 September to 15 March...
as the club's top scorer, though with a grand total of seven goals it was the first time since David Bowcock in 1917–18 that such a low total earned a player this accolade. He moved on to Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
on a free transfer in July 1965.
At Macclesfield he made 24 league appearances before a broken leg ended his career.
International career
He also made one appearance for EnglandEngland national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
at Under-23 level against France
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
at Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
's Ashton Gate Stadium in 1956.
Post-retirement
After retiring from the game he went on to run a butcher's shop business in SouthportSouthport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census Southport was recorded as having a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England...
, he had learned the ropes of the meat trade whilst playing at Port Vale.
Family
His daughter, Susan, represented Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics as a gymnast, and was British national champion in 1978 and 1979.External links
- Albert Cheesebrough stats at neilbrown