Fred Corbett

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.
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 43)[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

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.

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


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