Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alfred James Wheeler [1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 1910 [1] | ||
Place of birth | Bilston, England | ||
Date of death | 1978 (aged 67–68) [1] | ||
Place of death | Wolverhampton, England [2] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward, centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Thompson Brothers | |||
1929–1931 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1931–1932 | Walsall | 11 | (3) |
1932 | Mossley | 1 | (0) |
1932–1933 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
1933–1934 | Northampton Town | 5 | (1) |
1934–1935 | Southampton | 11 | (6) |
1935 | Barnsley | 0 | (0) |
1935–1936 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
1936–1937 | Gillingham | 8 | (3) |
1937 | Dudley | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alfred James Wheeler (4 April 1910 – 1978) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for various clubs in the Football League in the 1930s.
Wheeler was born in Bilston, near Wolverhampton [3] and started his professional career with Walsall in the Football League Third Division North, for whom he scored three goals in eleven league appearances. [1] After a spell in the Cheshire County League with Mossley, [4] Wheeler joined Brentford, before joining Northampton Town for the 1933–34 season, in which he made five appearances, scoring once. [1]
In July 1934, he joined Southampton of the Second Division, [3] making his debut playing at inside-left at home to Port Vale on 27 August. He was in and out of the side for most of the season, with Arthur Holt the preferred inside-left. In November 1934, Wheeler played three matches at centre-forward in place of Norman Cole, scoring an "outstanding" hat-trick in the first 27 minutes of a 4–1 victory over Bradford City. [5] A lack of consistency led to him being dropped in favour of new signing, Walter Pollard, and Wheeler was transfer listed at the end of the season. [3]
In August 1935, he joined Barnsley for a fee of £100, [3] and in October he moved on to Norwich City, [3] but he never played first-team football for either club. [1] In the summer of 1936, he joined his final league club, Gillingham, making a further eight league appearances, scoring three goals. [1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alfred James Wheeler [1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 1910 [1] | ||
Place of birth | Bilston, England | ||
Date of death | 1978 (aged 67–68) [1] | ||
Place of death | Wolverhampton, England [2] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward, centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Thompson Brothers | |||
1929–1931 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1931–1932 | Walsall | 11 | (3) |
1932 | Mossley | 1 | (0) |
1932–1933 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
1933–1934 | Northampton Town | 5 | (1) |
1934–1935 | Southampton | 11 | (6) |
1935 | Barnsley | 0 | (0) |
1935–1936 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
1936–1937 | Gillingham | 8 | (3) |
1937 | Dudley | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alfred James Wheeler (4 April 1910 – 1978) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for various clubs in the Football League in the 1930s.
Wheeler was born in Bilston, near Wolverhampton [3] and started his professional career with Walsall in the Football League Third Division North, for whom he scored three goals in eleven league appearances. [1] After a spell in the Cheshire County League with Mossley, [4] Wheeler joined Brentford, before joining Northampton Town for the 1933–34 season, in which he made five appearances, scoring once. [1]
In July 1934, he joined Southampton of the Second Division, [3] making his debut playing at inside-left at home to Port Vale on 27 August. He was in and out of the side for most of the season, with Arthur Holt the preferred inside-left. In November 1934, Wheeler played three matches at centre-forward in place of Norman Cole, scoring an "outstanding" hat-trick in the first 27 minutes of a 4–1 victory over Bradford City. [5] A lack of consistency led to him being dropped in favour of new signing, Walter Pollard, and Wheeler was transfer listed at the end of the season. [3]
In August 1935, he joined Barnsley for a fee of £100, [3] and in October he moved on to Norwich City, [3] but he never played first-team football for either club. [1] In the summer of 1936, he joined his final league club, Gillingham, making a further eight league appearances, scoring three goals. [1]