Alfred Thomas Messer (8 March 1900 – 1947) was a

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who played for

Sutton Town Sutton Town A.F.C. was a football club based in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The previous club was a member of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division until 2007 when they resigned, but the new club joined the Central M ...

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

, Reading, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur and

Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...

Football career

Messer played

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at Sutton Town before joining Mansfield Town. In 1922 he joined Nottingham Forest but left the club without playing a senior match. The centre half signed for Reading in 1923 and went on to feature in 271 matches and scored 18 goals between 1923 and 1929. Messer signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1930 and played in 52 games and found the net twice in all competitions.Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players
Retrieved 1 December 2012 On leaving White Hart Lane he joined Bournemouth & Boscombe where he made a further 10 appearances and where he finally ending his playing career.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Messer, Alf 1900 births 1947 deaths Footballers from the London Borough of Lewisham People from Deptford English men's footballers English Football League players Mansfield Town F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Reading F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Ashfield United F.C. players Men's association football central defenders