Alfred Obrey (3 June 1912 – 26 November 1986) was an English former
footballer
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.
Career
Obrey played for Longton before joining
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 o ...
as an amateur in May 1936, signing as a professional in October of that year.
He made his debut in October 1936 and his first game was the first of a thirteen-game unbeaten run for the club, the first nine of which Obrey helped prevent the opposing centre-forwards from scoring any goals.
He scored his first senior goal against
York City on 13 February 1937, in a 2–1 victory at
Bootham Crescent.
He finished the
1936–37 season with 33 appearances to his name.
He lost his first-team place in December 1937, and was limited to 16
Third Division North
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appearances in
1937–38.
He was
transferred to
Tranmere Rovers in June 1938, who were
relegated out of the
Second Division
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in
1938–39.
Obrey returned to Port Vale as a guest in September 1939, but left on the conclusion of the
1939–40 season as the club went into abeyance due to
the war.
Career statistics
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References
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People from Cheadle, Staffordshire
Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent
English men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Port Vale F.C. players
Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
Port Vale F.C. wartime guest players
English Football League players
1912 births
1986 deaths