Albert Aldridge
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert James Aldridge | ||
| Date of birth | 1863 | ||
| Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
| Date of death | 22 June 1891 | ||
| Place of death | Walsall, England | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1882–1886 | Walsall Swifts | ||
| 1886–1888 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 1888–1889 | Walsall Town Swifts | 13 | (0) |
| 1889–1890 | Aston Villa | 14 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1888–1889 | England | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Albert James Aldridge (c. July 1863 – 22 June 1891) was an English footballer who played as a full back. He was born in Walsall, won the FA Cup in 1888 and represented the England national football team twice.
Aldridge started his career at hometown club Walsall Swifts where he spent six seasons. He played in nine FA Cup ties and scored one goal, in a third round win over Mitchell St George's in January 1885.
In March 1886 Aldridge moved to West Bromwich Albion where he earned his first cap for England in a British Home Championship match against Ireland in Belfast. He had great success in the FA Cup while at West Bromwich Albion, helping them to the final in 1887, and to win the trophy in 1888 by beating the much-fancied Preston North End in the final.
Despite his cup heroics, Aldridge moved back to the newly merged Walsall Town Swifts during that summer. He played in 13 league matches for the Saddlers in 1888–1889 and earned his second, and final, England cap in a match against Ireland in the British Home Championship at Anfield. Aldridge is, to this day, the only player to have ever played a full England international while on the books of Walsall.
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