Alfred Edward Maybury (born 1877; date of death unknown) was an English

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who played as a

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for Nantwich,

Burslem Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley of ...

, and

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Career

Maybury played

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with Nantwich before joining

in May 1900. On his debut, on 8 September, he conceded six goals in a 6–1 drubbing by Grimsby Town at

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. Despite this poor start he was an ever-present for the rest of the season before being released from the Athletic Ground upon its conclusion. He had played 32

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games, one

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game and two other cup games. He then moved on to

. He later played for Crewe Alexandra.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maybury, Alfred 1877 births Year of death missing Footballers from Nantwich English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Nantwich Town F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players English Football League players