Alf Strange
| Alf Strange | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Alfred Henry Strange | |
| birthday | April 2, 1900 | |
| place of birth | Marehay , England | |
| date of death | 3rd October 1978 | |
| Place of death | Ripley , England | |
| position | Outrunner (right), center forward , half forward | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| Marehay Colliery | ||
| Marehay Athletic | ||
| Ripley | ||
| 1922-1924 | Portsmouth FC | 24 (16) |
| 1924-1927 | Port Vale | 95 (25) |
| 1927-1935 | Sheffield Wednesday | 253 (22) |
| 1935-1936 | Bradford Park Avenue | 10 (0) |
| Ripley Town | ||
| Raleigh Athletic | ||
| Corsham United | ||
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1930-1933 | England | 20 (0) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1945-1947 | Bedford Town | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Alfred Henry "Alf" Strange (born April 2, 1900 in Marehay , Derbyshire , England , † October 3, 1978 in Ripley , Derbyshire, England) was an English football player and completed between 1930 and 1934 20 games for the English national team In 1931 he even led his country as team captain in three games .
Strange began his professional career at Portsmouth FC in the English third division, where he scored five goals in a game against Gillingham FC , which together with Peter Harris - 35 years later - is still the club's record today. His next station was the second division from Port Vale , for which he should be active until the 1926/1927 season.
He then moved to the middle of this season to the club The Wednesday , which had recently been promoted to the top English division, and was able to receive the class there with the 16th place in the final table. In the following season, the relegation seemed to be sealed when a good series - with 17 out of 20 possible points - secured the renewed class.
This was followed by a rather moderate start to the 1928/29 season and with Strange, who was to play a full season for his club for the first time in the right half position, achieved a series of six wins from seven games and thus the first championship lead by the end of 1928 Major league clubs for 13 years. Despite a great weakness in the away games, 18 wins in 21 unbeaten home games made for the surprising win of the English championship. Strange was able to defend this title with the club, which has now been renamed "Sheffield Wednesday", in the 1929/30 season and also played his first international match on April 5, 1930 in a 5-2 win over Scotland .
This championship would be Strange's last title. Although the club continued to place in the top three teams, it could no longer break into the emerging dominance of Arsenal FC . In the 1933/34 season, the performances of Sheffield Wednesday dropped significantly and Strange moved in 1934 to Bradford Park Avenue . Previously, Strange had completed his 20th and last assignment for England against France on December 6, 1933. In 1936 he finally retired from active football.
Strange died in Ripley in October 1978. In his honor, a meeting room at the Ripley Leisure Center was named after him in 1979.
successes
- English master: 1929, 1930
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Strange, Alf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Strange, Alfred Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marehay , Derbyshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd October 1978 |
| Place of death | Ripley , Derbyshire |