Fred Corbett

For the full back active in the 1920 and 1930s, see Fred Corbett (footballer, born 1909).

Fred Corbett

Corbett while at Brentford in 1906
Personal information
Full name	Frederick Herbert Corbett[1]
Date of birth	1880[2]
Place of birth	Canning Town, England[2]
Date of death	15 April 1924 (1924-04-16) (aged 44)[2]
Place of death	Brentford, England[3]
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Old St Luke's
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1899–1900	Thames Ironworks	3	(0)
1900–1901	West Ham United	33	(13)
1901–1903	Bristol Rovers
1903–1905	Bristol City	49	(14)
1905	Bristol Rovers
1905–1908	Brentford	93	(37)
1908–1911	Bristol Rovers
1911	Worcester City
1911–1912	New Brompton	22	(6)
1912–1913	Merthyr Town
1913–1914	Tranmere Rovers
1914	Croydon Common
1919	Winsford United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frederick Corbett (1880 – 15 April 1924) was a professional footballer who played for Thames Ironworks (where he worked as a labourer[4]) and the club's successor West Ham United,[5] before spending three spells at Bristol Rovers punctuated by time at Bristol City and Brentford.[2][6] Following his final departure from Bristol Rovers in 1911 he joined New Brompton.[7] He was one of the first black footballers to play in the Football League.[8][9]

Thames Ironworks Squad, 1899. Fred Corbett is on the left of the second row.

Corbett made three appearances in the Southern League for Thames Ironworks, and played a total of 139 games for Bristol Rovers in the same competition, scoring 52 goals.

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 66. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. "A to M". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
3. "A special anniversary..." www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
4. "West Ham United: Fred Corbett". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
5. "Fred Corbett". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
6. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 358–359. ISBN 0951526200.
7. "Gillingham FC Career Details – Fred Corbett". gillinghamfcscrapbook.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
8. "Black Footballers". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
9. Stephen Wynn (2018). Against All Odds: Walter Tull the Black Lieutenant. Pen and Sword Books. p. 30. ISBN 9781526704078. Retrieved 17 September 2018.

Sources

• Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club – The Definitive History 1883–2003. Stroud: Tempus. p. 489. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.