Alan Noble (footballer)

Alan Noble
Noble while with Brentford in 1926.
Personal information
Full name Alan Hugh Noble[1]
Date of birth (1900-06-19)19 June 1900
Place of birth Southampton, England
Date of death 1973 (aged 72–73)[2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Outside right, right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1921 Southampton 0 (0)
1921–1922 Boscombe
1922–1925 Leeds United 60 (4)
1925–1927 Brentford 41 (0)
1927–1928 Millwall 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Hugh Noble (19 June 1900 – 1973), sometimes known as Smiler Noble, was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right and right half in the Football League for Leeds United, Brentford and Millwall.[1][4][5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leeds United 1922–23[4] Second Division 28 1 3 0 31 1
1923–24[4] 21 2 0 0 21 2
1924–25[4] First Division 11 1 0 0 11 1
Total 60 4 3 0 63 4
Brentford 1925–26[6] Third Division South 31 0 1 0 32 0
1926–27[6] 10 0 2 0 12 0
Total 41 0 3 0 44 0
Millwall 1927–28[7] Third Division South 4 0 0 0 4 0
Career Total 105 4 6 0 111 4

References

  1. ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 116. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 218. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  3. ^ "The lure of promotion. Leeds United". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  4. ^ a b c d "Leeds United Player Profile: Alan Noble". leeds-fans.org.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Noble Alan Leeds United 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  6. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 368–369. ISBN 0951526200.
  7. ^ "Millwall Season 27/28 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2017.


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