Alf Calverley

English footballer

Alf CalverleyPersonal information

Date of birth|  (1917-11-24)24 November 1917
Place of birth|  Huddersfield, England
Date of death|  October 1991 (1991-11) (aged 73)
Place of death|  Sheffield, England
Position(s)|  Outside left
Youth career
|  Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1939−1940|  Mossley|  2|  (0)
1940−1946|  Huddersfield Town|  0|  (0)
1946−1947|  Mansfield Town|  30|  (1)
1947|  Arsenal|  11|  (0)
1947|  Preston North End|  13|  (0)
1947−1953|  Doncaster Rovers|  142|  (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Godfrey Calverley[1] (24 November 1917 − October 1991)[2] was an English footballer who played as an outside left for several League clubs.

## Playing career

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He joined his hometown team, Huddersfield Town from school, then moved to Mossley where he played a couple of games before returning to Huddersfield. He guested for several clubs during the Second World War, rejoining Huddersfield when it ended,[3] though never made a League appearance for them and moved to Mansfield Town in June 1946.[4]

Calverley was signed by Arsenal for £2,500 in March 1947. Preston North End, the opposition team in his debut game, had been so impressed by him that they persuaded Arsenal to sell him for £1,500 four months later.[5]

Joining Second Division Doncaster Rovers for a then club record fee of £4,000 in November 1947,[3] he was an influential figure in their 1949−50 Third Division (North) title triumph but injury problems curtailed his playing career in December 1952.[4] He scored 13 times in his 153 League and cup appearances for Rovers.

## Death

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He died in Sheffield towards the end of 1991.

## References

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1. ^ "Alf Calverley". Free BMD. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
2. ^ "Alf Calverly profile". doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
3. ^ a b "Alf Calverly". Leeds United FC History. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
4. ^ a b "Alf Calverly". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
5. ^ Joy, Bernard (2009). Forward Arsenal. GCR Books. ISBN 978-0955921117.

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals