Albert Frank Barrett (11 November 1903 – 8 December 1989) was an English

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who played as a half-back.

Early and personal life

Barrett was born in

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, the third of four children, with two older brothers and one younger sister.

Career

Barrett played as a schoolboy for Fairburn House, and then played for

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and

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in 1921. He signed for

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as an amateur in 1923, leaving a year later (without making a first-team appearance) to sign as an amateur for

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. After one league appearance he moved to

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in 1925, where he turned professional. He played for the "Professionals" in the

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. He stayed with the club until 1937, scoring 12 goals in 388 league games. He made one appearance for the

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on 19 October 1929.

Later life

Barrett was married with two sons. He worked as an accountant during his professional career, and in 1939 he owned a newsagents/tobacconists shop. After World War II he worked as the secretary of wholesale firm at

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, before emigrating to South Africa in 1954.

References

1903 births 1989 deaths English men's footballers England men's international footballers Leytonstone F.C. players Middlesex Wanderers A.F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Fulham F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football defenders English emigrants to South Africa Footballers from the London Borough of Newham People from West Ham 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1900s-stub