Albert Pynegar

Albert Pynegar (24 September 1895 – 1978) was an English footballer who played at inside-forward for Eastwood Rangers, Sutton Town, Leicester City, Coventry City, Oldham Athletic, Port Vale, Chesterfield, and Rotherham United. He helped Port Vale to the Third Division North title in 1929–30, and then fired Chesterfield to the same honour the following season.

Albert Pynegar
Personal information
Full name Albert Pynegar[1]
Date of birth (1895-09-24)24 September 1895[1]
Place of birth Basford, Nottinghamshire, England[1]
Date of death 1978 (aged 82–83)[1]
Place of death Basford, Nottinghamshire, England[1]
Position(s) Inside-forward
Youth career
Eastwood Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sutton Town
1920–1924 Leicester City 44 (20)
1924–1925 Coventry City 54 (27)
1925–1929 Oldham Athletic 131 (51)
1929–1930 Port Vale 56 (34)
1930–1933 Chesterfield 64 (39)
1933–1934 Rotherham United 17 (4)
Total 366+ (175+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Pynegar played for Eastwood Rangers, Sutton Town, Leicester City, Coventry City and Oldham Athletic, before joining Port Vale in January 1929, in a deal where he and £1,300 were exchanged for Stewart Littlewood.[2][1] He had been the "Latics" top-scorer in the 1926–27 and 1927–28 seasons with 19 and 18 goals respectively.[1] He scored a hat-trick in an 8–1 victory over West Bromwich Albion at The Old Recreation Ground on 9 March, and then four goals in a 5–0 win over Bristol City on 4 May.[1] Despite these comprehensive victories, and his record of ten goals in 18 games, Vale were relegated out of the Second Division at the end of the 1928–29 season.[1] In the 1929–30 season, Pynegar scored 22 goals in 33 games, whilst strike partner Sam Jennings claimed 27 goals, to help the club win the Third Division North title.[1] This tally of Pynegar's included a hat-trick against New Brighton on 9 September.[1] In the 1930–31 campaign he scored three goals in nine games, before he was dropped from the first team.[1] He put in a transfer request which was granted when he was transferred to Chesterfield in October 1930; apparently there developed a rift between him and Jennings.[3] The "Spireites" won the Third Division North title in 1930–31, finished 17th in 1931–32, and were then relegated out of the Second Division in 1932–33. He then moved to Rotherham United in a player-exchange for Jimmy McCormick, and scored three goals in 17 Third Division North games in the 1933–34 season.[4]

Statistics

Source:[5]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City 1920–21 Second Division 13600136
1921–22 Second Division 15331184
1922–23 Second Division 1411101511
1923–24 Second Division 200020
Total 4420414821
Coventry City 1923–24 Second Division 17900179
1924–25 Second Division 3718304018
Total 5427305727
Oldham Athletic 1925–26 Second Division 4013434416
1926–27 Second Division 3918114019
1927–28 Second Division 4019204219
1928–29 Second Division 12100121
Total 131517413855
Port Vale 1928–29 Second Division 1810001810
1929–30 Third Division North 2921313222
1930–31 Second Division 930093
Total 5634315935
Chesterfield 1930–31 Third Division North 2926113027
1931–32 Second Division 3513203713
Total 6439316740
Rotherham United 1932–33 Third Division North 17400174
Career total 366175207386182

Honours
Port Vale
Chesterfield

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 243. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "Albert Pynegar | Leicester City career stats - FoxesTalk". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. "Cult Hero 45: Albert Pynegar". onevalefan.co.uk. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. "Past Players". themillers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 August 2000. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  5. Albert Pynegar at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  6. Kent, Jeff (1990). "From Glory to Despair (1929–1939)". The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 124–150. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.
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