Albert Cadwell (1 November 1900 – 13 July 1944) was an English
footballer
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who played for
West Ham United
West Ham United Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Stratford, London, Stratford, East London, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English f ...
as a
left-half
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...
.
Cadwell was born in
Edmonton, London
Edmonton is a town in north London, England within the London Borough of Enfield, a Districts of England, local government district of Greater London. The northern part of the town is known as Lower Edmonton or Edmonton Green, and the southern ...
, and joined West Ham from
Nunhead
Nunhead () is an inner-city suburb in the London Borough of Southwark, England,Southwark Council Nunhead and Peckham Rye Community Council southeast of Charing Cross. It is the location of the Nunhead Cemetery.BBC London Nunhead Cemetery/ref> ...
during the
1923–24 season, the east London club's first season in
Division One.
[
He played his first game for West Ham against Chelsea on 20 October 1923.]Jack Tresadern
John Tresadern (26 September 1890 – 26 December 1959) was an English professional football player and manager. He played twice for the England national team.
Playing career
Tresadern, a left-half, began his career with non-league Wanstead, m ...
as first choice left-half,[ he made 297 league and cup appearances for the club between 1923 and 1933.]Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London, England. The team compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system.
Their home ground is ...
on 8 April 1933.[
Cadwell represented the ]Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in Association football around the world, the w ...
in a game against the Irish League in 1930, and also played for London and Surrey.[
]
References
External links
Albert Cadwell
at Spartacus Educational
1900 births
1944 deaths
Footballers from the London Borough of Enfield
People from Edmonton, London
English men's footballers
West Ham United F.C. players
Nunhead F.C. players
English Football League players
English Football League representative players
Men's association football wing halves
20th-century English sportsmen
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