Albert Edward Fishwick (1899–1961) was an English

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. He scored 61 goals in 188 league games in a ten-year career in the

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, playing for

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, and Tranmere Rovers. He helped Vale to the

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title in 1929–30.

Career

Fishwick played for Leyland, Hamilton Central and

Chorley Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came pr ...

(in two spells) before joining

. He made his debut in the

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, in a 1–0 defeat at Northampton Town on 10 November 1923. He signed with

in 1925. He made his debut for Frank Buckley's team on 24 October, in a 4–0 victory over

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at Bloomfield Road. Calley, Roy (1992). '' Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992'', p. 226 He scored his first (two) goals for the club in the next game – a 4–3 win at

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on 31 October. He went on to make a total of 28 league appearances in the 1925–26 campaign. He finished as the team's top scorer, with nineteen goals to his name, helping the "Seasiders" to a sixth-placed finish in the

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. The following season, 1926–27, Fishwick made 25 league appearances, scoring thirteen goals in the process, including a

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in the third league game of the season – a 6–1 win at home to

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. Calley, Roy (1992). ''Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992'', p. 228 After making six league appearances for Blackpool during the 1927–28 season, Calley, Roy (1992). ''Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992'', p. 230 Fishwick joined

in March 1928. His first game was a Potteries derby match on 17 March 1928, which finished goalless. He enjoyed regular football for the rest of the season, scoring once in nine Second Division games. He hit six goals in 15 appearances in 1928–29, as the "Valiants" were relegated into the

. They came straight back up as champions in 1929–30, with Fishwick scoring four goals in five games. He hit four goals in 12 games in 1930–31, all coming within the space of three games. He was sold to Tranmere Rovers in March 1931 and later returned to his hometown club Chorley. Rovers finished fourth in the Third Division North in 1931–32 and 11th in 1932–33.

Career statistics

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Honours

Port Vale *

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: 1929–30

References

;Specific ;General * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fishwick, Albert 1899 births 1961 deaths Footballers from Chorley English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Chorley F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players English Football League players