Bert Addinall

English footballer

Bert AddinallPersonal information

Full name|  Albert William Addinall
Date of birth|  (1921-01-30)30 January 1921
Place of birth|  Marylebone, London, England
Date of death|  May 2005 (aged 84)
Place of death|  Surrey, England
Position(s)|  Centre forward
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
|  British Oxygen|  |
1943–1953|  Queens Park Rangers|  150|  (59)
1953–1954|  Brighton & Hove Albion|  60|  (31)
1954–1955|  Crystal Palace|  12|  (2)
|  Snowdown CW|  |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert William Addinall[1] (30 January 1921 – May 2005) was an English professional footballer. He scored 92 goals from 222 games in the Football League playing for Queens Park Rangers, Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace as a centre forward.

## Career[edit]

Addinall was born in Marylebone, London. He joined Queens Park Rangers in April 1945 from British Oxygen. His league debut came in September 1946 in the 3–0 win against AFC Bournemouth and he went on to play 150 league games scoring 59 goals.

Addinall left QPR for Brighton & Hove Albion in January 1953, where he was again a regular goalscorer. He moved to Crystal Palace in July 1954, playing twelve league games,[2] before ending his league career. He went on to play non-League football for Snowdown Colliery Welfare. Addinall died in May 2005.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Barry J. Hugman (1998). The PFA & Premier League players' records 1946-1998. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1-85291-585-4.
2. ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 316\. ISBN 0907969542.
3. ^ "Bert Addinall". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 12 May 2005. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2010.

## External links[edit]

* Bert Addinall at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database

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