Alfred Dempsey (8 June 1865 – 1950) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for

Stoke Stoke is a common place name in the United Kingdom. Stoke may refer to: Places United Kingdom The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below. Berkshire * Stoke Row, Berkshire Bristol * Stoke Bishop * Stok ...

Career

In a

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

match between

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

and

in October 1888, two Stoke players didn't arrive at the ground and Preston reserve player, Dempsey and Bill Smalley were borrowed from the home side. They didn't help Stoke though as North End ran out 7–0 winners.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dempsey, Alfred English men's footballers Preston North End F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players English Football League players 1865 births 1950 deaths Men's association football forwards Footballers from Blackburn