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| Alf Hobson: Goalkeeper |
| Nickname: |
| Date of Birth:
09.09.1913 |
| Squad: number: |
| With the Reds: 1936-1938 & 1945-46 |
| Height: |
| Weight: |
| Bought from: Shildon
Colliery / After WWII |
| Signed for LFC:
ЈN/A April - 1936 / 1945 |
| Debut: 29th August 1936 v Stoke City
(H) D1 win 2-1 (Aged 22) |
| Debut goal: |
| 1st team
league games: 26 |
| 1st team
league goals: |
| Total 1st team
games: 28 |
| Total 1st team
goals: |
| Total 1st team
Wartime games: 171 |
| Total 1st team
Wartime goals: |
| Contract expiry: October
1938, transfered to Chester / 1946, transfered to South Liverpool |
| International caps:
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| International
goals: |
| International debut: |
| Characteristics: |
| Former clubs:
Ferryhill Athletic, Shildon Colliery (both amateur), Chester, Southport & Burnley
(wartime guest), South Liverpool (amateur), Liverpool (2) |
| Birth Place: Co
Durham, England |
| Honours: |
| Personal Honours: |
| Fact: |
| Website: |
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Total LFC and other club games/goals
|
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1936-37 |
25 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26 |
|
| 1937-38 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
| 1945-46 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Total |
26 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 |
|
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
Competition |
| 26 |
League |
| 2 |
League |
Career Milestones for Alf Hobson:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
29.08.1936 |
Stoke City |
2-1 |
Anfield |
League |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| Didn't find any goals |
Total LFC
Wartime games/goals
|
League |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
| 1940-41 |
10 |
|
| 1941-42 |
38 |
|
| 1942-43 |
40 |
|
| 1943-44 |
40 |
|
| 1944-45 |
37 |
|
| 1945-46 |
6 |
|
| Total |
171 |
|
Update: 07.02.2007 |
PROFILE
Alfred was Liverpool's goalkeeper at the start of the
1936-37 season and played in the first 25 games of that campaign before being replaced by
Arthur Riley, who was himself replaced by Dirk Kemp for the final 7 matches of the season.
Liverpool only just avoided relegation and the veteran Riley was brought back after the
club's worst run of the season, six First Division matches during December & January
in which only a single point was won and Hobson had to pick the ball out of his net 14
times.
South-Africans Riley & Kemp shared the goalkeeping duties the next season, with
Hobson playing just once, at Charlton in the middle of January 1938. That was Alfred's
final league appearance for the club but amazingly he did play again over EIGHT years
later, although the Second World War took place during the interim period, Hobson playing
172 games for Liverpool in wartime. Alfred was between the posts for an FA cup 4th round
tie at Burnden Park, Bolton but sadly it was not a happy experience for him or his
colleagues as Liverpool were thrashed 5-0. FA cup matches were played over two legs in the
first season after the war and by the time Bolton visited Anfield just four days later,
Fred Nickson was wearing the goalkeeper's jersey. |
