Albert Pynegar (24 September 1895 – 1978) was an English

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who played at

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for Eastwood Rangers,

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, Chesterfield, and

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. He helped Port Vale to the

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title in 1929–30, and then fired Chesterfield to the same honour the following season.

Career

Pynegar played for Eastwood Rangers,

and

, before joining

in January 1929, in a deal where he and £1,300 were exchanged for Stewart Littlewood. He had been the "Latics" top-scorer in the 1926–27 and 1927–28 seasons with 19 and 18 goals respectively. He scored a

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in an 8–1 victory over

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on 9 March, and then four goals in a 5–0 win over

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on 4 May. Despite these comprehensive victories, and his record of ten goals in 18 games, Vale were

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out of the

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at the end of the 1928–29 season. In the 1929–30 season, Pynegar scored 22 goals in 33 games, whilst strike partner Sam Jennings claimed 27 goals, to help the club win the

title. The pair gelled well on the pitch despite not getting along off the pitch. This tally of Pynegar's included a hat-trick against

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on 9 September. In the 1930–31 campaign he scored three goals in nine games, before he was dropped from the first team. He put in a

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request which was granted when he was transferred to Chesterfield in October 1930; apparently there developed a rift between him and Jennings. Chesterfield paid Port Vale a fee of £200. He scored on his club debut on 1 November, in a 1–1 draw with

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. The "Spireites" won the Third Division North title in 1930–31, finished 17th in 1931–32, and were then relegated out of the Second Division in 1932–33. He then moved to

in a player-exchange for

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, and scored three goals in 17 Third Division North games in the 1933–34 season.

Career statistics

Source:

Honours

Port Vale *

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: 1929–30 Chesterfield *

: 1930–31

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pynegar, Albert People from Basford, Nottinghamshire Footballers from Nottinghamshire English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Eastwood Rangers F.C. players Sutton Town A.F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players English Football League players 1895 births 1978 deaths