Albert Pynegar

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Albert Pynegar
Pynegar in the 1920s
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]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
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+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Career[edit]

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.[3][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] The pair gelled well on the pitch despite not getting along off the pitch.[4] 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.[5] Chesterfield paid Port Vale a fee of £200.[6] He scored on his club debut on 1 November, in a 1–1 draw with Stockport County.[7] 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.[8]

Career statistics[edit]

Source:[9]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester City 1920–21 Second Division 13 6 0 0 13 6
1921–22 Second Division 15 3 3 1 18 4
1922–23 Second Division 14 11 1 0 15 11
1923–24 Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 44 20 4 1 48 21
Coventry City 1923–24 Second Division 17 9 0 0 17 9
1924–25 Second Division 37 18 3 0 40 18
Total 54 27 3 0 57 27
Oldham Athletic 1925–26 Second Division 40 13 4 3 44 16
1926–27 Second Division 39 18 1 1 40 19
1927–28 Second Division 40 19 2 0 42 19
1928–29 Second Division 12 1 0 0 12 1
Total 131 51 7 4 138 55
Port Vale 1928–29 Second Division 18 10 0 0 18 10
1929–30 Third Division North 29 21 3 1 32 22
1930–31 Second Division 9 3 0 0 9 3
Total 56 34 3 1 59 35
Chesterfield 1930–31 Third Division North 29 26 1 1 30 27
1931–32 Second Division 35 13 2 0 37 13
Total 64 39 3 1 67 40
Rotherham United 1932–33 Third Division North 17 4 0 0 17 4
Career total 366 175 20 7 386 182

Honours[edit]

Port Vale

Chesterfield

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 243. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ "The lure of promotion. Leicester City". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Albert Pynegar | Leicester City career stats - FoxesTalk". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ^ Fielding, Rob (14 April 2021). "Five of the best - Port Vale strikers of the 1920s". onevalefan.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Cult Hero 45: Albert Pynegar". onevalefan.co.uk. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Misc. Transfer fees from the Chesterfield FC minute books". Google Docs. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Debut scorers". Google Docs. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Past Players". themillers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 August 2000. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  9. ^ Albert Pynegar at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  10. ^ 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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