Bert Flatley

Albert Austin Flatley (5 September 1919 – 9 April 1987) was an English footballer and football manager. An inside-forward, he was signed to Wolverhampton Wanderers, York City, Port Vale, Bradford, and Bury in the periods immediately before and after World War II. He then turned to coaching with Italian club Alessandria, before spending two years in charge at Workington from 1950 to 1952.

Bert Flatley
Personal information
Full name Albert Austin Flatley[1]
Date of birth (1919-09-05)5 September 1919[2]
Place of birth Bradford, England[2]
Date of death 9 April 1987(1987-04-09) (aged 67)[2]
Place of death Yeadon, West Yorkshire, England[2]
Position(s) Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1938 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
1938–1939 York City 4 (0)
1939–1944 Port Vale 2 (0)
1944–1946 Bradford Park Avenue 0 (0)
1946–1948 Bury 0 (0)
1948–1950 Alessandria
1950–1952 Workington[3] 8 (0)
Total 14+ (0+)
Teams managed
1948–1950 Alessandria
1950–1952 Workington
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Flatley was on the books of Wolverhampton Wanderers, before joining York City. His stay at Bootham Crescent was brief, as he played four Third Division North games for the "Minstermen" in the 1938–39 season. He joined Port Vale in June 1939, playing the opening two Third Division South games of the 1939–40 season before World War II stopped all professional football in England.[2] During wartime he guested for Bradford Park Avenue, Bradford City and Halifax Town, before joining Bradford Park Avenue on a permanent basis in July 1944.[2] After this he continued guesting for Halifax and later Hartlepool United.[2] In December 1946, he transferred to Norman Bullock's Bury, though he never made his Second Division debut at Gigg Lane.

He played in Italy for Alessandria Calcio between 1948 and 1950, and also coached alongside Carlo Carcano,[4] before returning to England as player-manager of non-league Workington in August 1950. At the end of the 1951–52 season, Workington were elected to the Football League. However Flatley resigned just after they had been re-elected and the club went on to finish bottom of the league.[5]

Statistics

Playing statistics

Source:[6]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers1937–38First Division00000000
York City1938–39Third Division North40000040
Port Vale1939–40–00002020
Bradford Park Avenue1945–46–00100010
Bury1946–47Second Division00000000
Workington1951–52Third Division North80000080

Managerial statistics
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Workington 1 August 1950 1 June 1952 50 13 8 29 026.0

References
  1. Michael Joyce (October 2004). Football League players' records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. p. 91. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 103. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  3. Stats at Neil Brown site
  4. Ugo Boccassi; Enrico Dericci; Marcello Marcellini (1973). U.S. Alessandria: 60 anni. GEP Milano.
  5. Dennis Turner & Alex White (1993). The Breedon book of football managers. Breedon. p. 130. ISBN 1-873626-32-0.
  6. Bert Flatley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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