Alfred Bourne (footballer)

Alfred Bourne (1894–1939) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Port Vale between 1919 and 1922.

Alfred Bourne
Bourne in a Port Vale squad photo in 1919
Personal information
Full name Alfred Bourne[1]
Date of birth 1894
Place of birth Kidsgrove, England[1]
Date of death 1939 (aged 44–45)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1922 Port Vale 55 (0)
Total 55 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Bourne joined Port Vale in the summer of 1919.[1] He quickly established himself as the first choice goalkeeper, however he lost his place by October 1920.[1] He was a member of the sides that won the Staffordshire Senior Cup and shared the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1920. He proved himself superior to Jonathan Hammond and played 32 Second Division games in the 1919–20 season.[1] However, he only featured ten times in the league in the 1920–21 campaign, as new signing Walter Smith was preferred.[1] Bourne played 13 matches in the 1921–22 season, as he battled with Smith, Teddy Peers and Ernest Blackham for a first team place.[1] Peers won the battle, and Bourne was released from The Old Recreation Ground at the end of the season.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1919–20Second Division3202060400
1920–21Second Division1000010110
1921–22Second Division1300000130
Total 5502070640

Honours

Port Vale

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 37. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "Football's advent. Port Vale". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
  3. Alfred Bourne at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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