Albert Edward Fishwick (1899–1961) was an English footballer. He scored 61 goals in 188 league games in a ten-year career in the Football League, playing for Plymouth Argyle, Blackpool, Port Vale, and Tranmere Rovers. He helped Vale to the Third Division North title in 1929–30.

Bert Fishwick
Fishwick in 1929
Personal information
Full name Albert Edward Fishwick[1]
Date of birth 1899[1]
Place of birth Chorley, England[1]
Date of death 1961 (aged 61–62)
Place of death Chorley, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Leyland
Hamilton Central
Chorley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1925 Plymouth Argyle 7 (1)
1925–1928 Blackpool 58 (36)
1928–1931 Port Vale 39 (15)
1931–1933 Tranmere Rovers 83 (9)
Chorley
Total 187+ (61+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Fishwick played for Leyland, Hamilton Central and Chorley (in two spells) before joining Plymouth Argyle. He made his debut in the Third Division South, in a 1–0 defeat at Northampton Town on 10 November 1923.[2] He signed with Blackpool in 1925. He made his debut for Frank Buckley's team on 24 October, in a 4–0 victory over Wolves at Bloomfield Road.[3] He scored his first (two) goals for the club in the next game – a 4–3 win at South Shields on 31 October.[3] He went on to make a total of 28 league appearances in the 1925–26 campaign. He finished as the team's top scorer, with nineteen goals to his name, helping the "Seasiders" to a sixth-placed finish in the Second Division.[3] The following season, 1926–27, Fishwick made 25 league appearances, scoring thirteen goals in the process, including a hat-trick in the third league game of the season – a 6–1 win at home to Barnsley.[4]

After making six league appearances for Blackpool during the 1927–28 season,[5] Fishwick joined Port Vale in March 1928.[1] His first game was a Potteries derby match on 17 March 1928, which finished goalless.[1] He enjoyed regular football for the rest of the season, scoring once in nine Second Division games.[1] He hit six goals in 15 appearances in 1928–29, as the "Valiants" were relegated into the Third Division North.[1] They came straight back up as champions in 1929–30, with Fishwick scoring four goals in five games.[1] He hit four goals in 12 games in 1930–31, all coming within the space of three games.[1] He was sold to Tranmere Rovers in March 1931 and later returned to his hometown club Chorley.[1] Rovers finished fourth in the Third Division North in 1931–32 and 11th in 1932–33.

Career statistics

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Source:[6]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Plymouth Argyle 1923–24 Third Division South 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
1924–25 Third Division South 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
Blackpool 1925–26 Second Division 26 19 0 0 0 0 26 19
1926–27 Second Division 25 13 0 0 0 0 25 13
1927–28 Second Division 7 4 0 0 0 0 7 4
Total 58 36 0 0 0 0 58 36
Port Vale 1927–28 Second Division 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
1928–29 Second Division 14 6 1 0 0 0 15 6
1929–30 Third Division North 5 4 0 0 0 0 5 4
1930–31 Second Division 11 4 1 0 0 0 12 4
Total 39 15 2 0 0 0 41 15
Tranmere Rovers 1930–31 Third Division North 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1931–32 Third Division North 15 5 0 0 0 0 15 5
1932–33 Third Division North 39 4 6 0 0 0 45 4
1933–34 Third Division North 28 0 3 0 1 0 32 0
Total 83 9 9 0 1 0 93 9
Career total 187 61 11 0 1 0 199 61

Honours

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Port Vale

References

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Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 102. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ "GoS-DB Players". greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, p. 226
  4. ^ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, p. 228
  5. ^ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, p. 230
  6. ^ Bert Fishwick at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  7. ^ Kent, Jeff (1990). "From Glory to Despair (1929–1939)". The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 124–150. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.
General
  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.