Alfred Dunmore (1 January 1911 – 1991) was an English professional

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who made one

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appearance for

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in 1932.

Football career

Dunmore was born in

South Shields South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. According to the 20 ...

and was educated at Stanhope Road School, representing County Durham Schools, before joining local club, Simonside, in 1928. He was soon recruited by

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, firstly joining their third team, before signing a professional contract for the first team in 1928. He failed to make a first-team appearance for Newcastle and moved on to Derby County in April 1930. Still not having made a League appearance, he joined

, of the

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in June 1932. He made his only first-team appearance when he replaced Dick Neal as outside right for the match against West Ham United on 24 September 1932. The match was won 4–3, with a hat-trick from

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. Dunmore spent the remainder of his time at the Saints in the reserves, scoring nine goals in 47 matches. At the end of the season, he was released from his contract and he wound up his career at

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References

External links

Career details on www.11v11.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunmore, Alfred 1911 births 1991 deaths Footballers from South Shields English men's footballers Newcastle United F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football forwards