Albert Edward Pilkerton Mummery (18 August 1897 – 31 January 1937) was an English professional

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, who played as an

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or a

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Early life

Born in

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...

, Mummery played for amateur clubs Lichfield and Yarmouth, before enlisting for national service during the

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. After the war he joined Coalville Swifts, before turning professional in 1920.

Professional career

Mummery joined

Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, and ...

's reserves in May 1920, advancing to the first team the following year. He played 119 Football League matches for the club, scoring 23 goals, and also played seven times in the

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. Mummery scored five goals against Newport County on 5 January 1924. He remains the only Watford player to have scored 5 Football League goals in one match. Mummery played his last game for Watford in 1925. He transferred to

Clapton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a profess ...

in August 1926 on a free transfer, but left to join Yarmouth three months later. He played for Yarmouth until his retirement in 1928.

After retirement

Mummery became a coach at Yarmouth, a role he retained until his death. He also owned a pub in

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. He died from influenza in Great Yarmouth on 31 January 1937, aged 39.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mummery, Eddie 1897 births 1937 deaths English Football League players Watford F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Footballers from Norwich Deaths from influenza Men's association football midfielders English men's footballers