Albert William Addinall (30 January 1921 – May 2005) was an English professional

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. He scored 92 goals from 222 games in

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playing for

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home gr ...

and

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as a

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Career

Addinall was born in

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, London. He joined

in April 1945 from British Oxygen. His league debut came in September 1946 in the 3–0 win against

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and he went on to play 150 league games scoring 59 goals. Addinall left QPR for

in January 1953, where he was again a regular goalscorer. He moved to

in July 1954, playing twelve league games, before ending his league career. He went on to play

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for Snowdown Colliery Welfare. Addinall died in May 2005.

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* 1921 births 2005 deaths Footballers from the City of Westminster People from Marylebone English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players English Football League players Snowdown Colliery Welfare F.C. players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1920s-stub