Bert Fishwick

Albert Edward Fishwick (1899–1961) was an English footballer. He scored 61 goals in 188 league games in a ten-year career in the Football League, playing for Plymouth Argyle, Blackpool, Port Vale, and Tranmere Rovers. He helped Vale to the Third Division North title in 1929–30.

Bert Fishwick
Personal information
Full name Albert Edward Fishwick[1]
Date of birth 1899[1]
Place of birth Chorley, England[1]
Date of death 1961 (aged 61–62)
Place of death Chorley, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Leyland
Hamilton Central
Chorley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1925 Plymouth Argyle 7 (1)
1925–1928 Blackpool 58 (36)
1928–1931 Port Vale 39 (15)
1931–1933 Tranmere Rovers 83 (9)
Chorley
Total 187+ (61+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Fishwick played for Leyland, Hamilton Central, Chorley (in two spells) and Plymouth Argyle, before joining Blackpool in 1925. He made his debut for Frank Buckley's team on 24 October, in a 4–0 victory over Wolves at Bloomfield Road.[2] He scored his first (two) goals for the club in the next game – a 4–3 win at South Shields on 31 October.[2] He went on to make a total of 28 league appearances in the 1925–26 campaign. He finished as the team's top scorer, with nineteen goals to his name, helping the "Seasiders" to a sixth-placed finish in the Second Division.[2] The following season, 1926–27, Fishwick made 25 league appearances, scoring thirteen goals in the process, including a hat-trick in the third league game of the season – a 6–1 win at home to Barnsley.[3]

After making six league appearances for Blackpool during the 1927–28 season,[4] Fishwick joined Port Vale in March 1928.[1] His first game was a Potteries derby match on 17 March 1928, which finished goalless.[1] He enjoyed regular football for the rest of the season, scoring once in nine Second Division games.[1] He hit six goals in 15 appearances in 1928–29, as the "Valiants" were relegated into the Third Division North.[1] They came straight back up as champions in 1929–30, with Fishwick scoring four goals in five games.[1] He hit four goals in 12 games in 1930–31, all coming within the space of three games.[1] He was sold to Tranmere Rovers in March 1931 and later returned to his home town club Chorley.[1] Rovers finished fourth in the Third Division North in 1931–32 and 11th in 1932–33.

Statistics

Source:[5]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle 1923–24 Third Division South 61000061
1924–25 Third Division South 10000010
Total 71000071
Blackpool 1925–26 Second Division 261900002619
1926–27 Second Division 251300002513
1927–28 Second Division 74000074
Total 583600005836
Port Vale 1927–28 Second Division 91000091
1928–29 Second Division 1461000156
1929–30 Third Division North 54000054
1930–31 Second Division 1141000124
Total 391520004115
Tranmere Rovers 1930–31 Third Division North 10000010
1931–32 Third Division North 1550000155
1932–33 Third Division North 3946000454
1933–34 Third Division North 2803010320
Total 8399010939
Career total 187611101019961

Honours
Port Vale

References
Specific
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 102. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, p.226
  3. Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, p.228
  4. Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, p.230
  5. Bert Fishwick 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.
General
  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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