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Albert Sykes
English footballer
Albert Sykes (29 September 1900 – 1994) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham, Brighton & Hove Albion and Lincoln City.[2]
Sykes was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire.[2] A coal miner by trade, he played football for Maltby Victoria and Maltby Main Colliery Welfare before turning professional with First Division club Birmingham in August 1924.[3] He played only once for Birmingham's first team, standing in for George Liddell in a 3–2 defeat away to Burnley on 2 February 1925,[4] and joined Third Division South club Brighton & Hove Albion in May 1926.[3] Sykes played 16 league games in two seasons with Brighton before signing for Lincoln City in June 1928.[2] He remained with Lincoln for three seasons, playing 44 games in all competitions, of which 42 were in the Third Division North.[5] He finished off his playing career in non-league football with successively Peterborough & Fletton United, Luton Town and Grantham, where he played in most of the fixtures of the 1932–33 season.[6]
Sykes died in Rotherham, South Yorkshire in 1994.[2][6]