Alf Ackerman

Alf Ackerman
Personal information
Full name Alfred Arthur Eric Ackerman[1]
Date of birth (1929-01-05)5 January 1929[1]
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Date of death 10 July 1988(1988-07-10) (aged 59)[1]
Place of death Dunnottan, South Africa
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Pretoria Municipals
1947–1950 Clyde 33 (20)
1950–1951 Hull City 34 (21)
1951–1953 Norwich City 66 (31)
1953–1955 Hull City 58 (29)
1955–1956 Derby County 36 (21)
1956–1959 Carlisle United 97 (61)
1959–1961 Millwall 81 (35)
1961–1966 Dartford
Total 405 (217)
Managerial career
1961–1966 Dartford
1969–1974 Gravesend & Northfleet
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Arthur Eric Ackerman (5 January 1929 – 10 July 1988) was a South African professional footballer. Born in Pretoria, Ackerman spent the majority of his career in Scotland and England, playing with Clyde, Hull City, Norwich City, Derby County, Carlisle United and Millwall. He was selected to play for the Third Division North side against the South in April 1957. After retiring as a player in 1961, Ackerman became player-manager of Dartford, and later manager of Gravesend & Northfleet.[2] He died in Dunottan at the age of 59.[3]

Ackerman finished as the top goal scorer in the Transvaal League in South Africa for two consecutive seasons before signing for Clyde.[4]

He was one of three South African footballers to play for Hull City in the 1950s, the others being Norman Nielson and Neil Cubie.[5]

He scored 37 goals for Carlisle United in season 1957–58.[6]

Career statistics

Club Season Division League National Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Clyde 1947–48[7] Scottish Division A 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
1948–49[8] 10 7 0 0 4 1 14 8
1949–50[9] 21 12 1 1 6 1 28 14
Total 33 20 1 1 10 2 44 23
Hull City 1950–51[10] English Division Two 34 21 3 0 0 0 37 21
1953–54[10] 29 18 7 2 0 0 36 20
1954–55[10] 29 11 1 0 0 0 30 11
Total 82 50 11 2 0 0 91 52
Career Total 115 70 12 3 10 2 137 75

Honours

Derby County
Dartford
Northfleet
Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2015). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2015. G2 Entertainment Ltd. ISBN 9781782811671.
  2. ^ "1960s". Ebbsfleet United F.C. Retrieved 30 October 2008. [dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Alf Ackerman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  4. ^ "South Africa's Goal Ace Is Clyde's New Capture". Sunday Post. 15 December 1946. Retrieved 28 March 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Footballers Part One". African Stories in Hull & East Yorkshire.
  6. ^ "Division Three (North) 1957-58". When Saturday Comes. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  7. ^ "1947 – 1948 Fixtures". Clyde FC. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  8. ^ "1948 – 1949 Fixtures". Clyde FC. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  9. ^ "1949 – 1950 Fixtures". Clyde FC. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  10. ^ a b c "Player Profile: A Ackerman". Tiger Base. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Derby County centre-forward Alf Ackerman was the four-goal hero as Rams eased past promotion rivals". Derby Telegraph. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  12. ^ "The Top Bosses (Part Two)". Southern Football League. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  13. ^ "The ups and downs of promotion". Ebbsfleet United FC. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Football League Div 3 & 4 Leading Goalscorers 1947-92". RSSSF. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2022.