Albert Quixall
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| Albert Quixall | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | 9 August 1933 | |
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73m)[1] | |
| Playing position | Inside-forward | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1948–1950 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1950–1958 1958–1964 1964–1966 1966–1967 |
Sheffield Wednesday Manchester United Oldham Athletic Stockport County Altrincham |
165 (50) |
| National team | ||
1954–1955 |
England under-23 England |
5 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Albert Quixall (born 9 August 1933 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), was an English football player who played as an inside-forward.
Quixall started his career with Sheffield Wednesday, signing as an amateur in 1948 and turning professional in 1950. He debuted in February 1951 as a 17-year old centre-forward and went on to play almost 250 League games, scoring 66 League and Cup goals with the Owls. He was in his prime with Sheffield Wednesday, and gained much media attention, becoming the Golden Boy of British football.[2]
Quixall joined Manchester United in September 1958 for a then British record fee of £45,000, one of Matt Busby's key recruits in building a new team in the aftermath of the Munich air disaster, which had killed eight players and ended the careers of two others on 6 February that year.[3]. After seven games without a win for the United, Quixall eventually helped the team go on a run of only two losses in 23 matches to end the season as runners-up in the First Division.[2] Quixall's only medal with the club was the 1963 FA Cup. Altogether, he scored 56 goals in 184 games for the Reds.[4] Soon after the signing of Denis Law, Quixall was transferred to Oldham Athletic in May 1964 for £7,000. Before retiring in 1968 he spent a couple of years with Stockport County and Altrincham.
Quixall was capped 5 times for England between 1954 and 55 at the young age of 19. He also made England Schoolboy, England Under 23 and 'B' appearances, and earned four Football League caps.
[edit] References
- ^ Graham, Mark. Albert Quixall. Keano16.btinternet.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
- ^ a b Ponting, Ivan (1999). The Red Army: Four Decades of Player Profiles. London: Hamlyn, p. 49. ISBN 0-600-59681-8.
- ^ Harding, John (1997). Latest News. GiveMeFootball.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
- ^ Player roll call. stretfordend.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
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