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Albert Tickle

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
14-11-1863
N/A
Date unknown.
Unknown.
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
2-12-1882 v Aspull
Ossett
1887-
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1882-1887
38 (0)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
0
0
0
0

Biography of Albert Tickle



HERITAGE NO :
Albert Tickle

OVERCAME DISABILITY

Albert was born in St. Helens on the 14th of November 1863. The 1881 census gives us Albert living with his father Henry, who was 47 and a glassmaker. At the time Albert was recorded as a lead worker. Albert was deaf and dumb from early childhood.

Albert Tickle was a class act in the early days of St. Helens rugby. He played for both the Saints and St. Helens Recs. Albert was also a well known personality around town. In the 1879/80 season Albert was one of the young lads who regularly had watched the Originals play at the Queens Park Ground. He joined the newly formed Eccleston Rangers who played on the same pitch as the St. Helens RFC.

Albert made his debut for the Saints on the 12th of February 1882 in an away fixture against Aspull. Albert was on the winning side that day. show that he played at least 38 matches for the Saints in those days. The number of appearances was likely to be much higher as we have a paucity of team lists from the early 1880s. Albert played for Liverpool and District v Wigan at Wigan on 5th December 1885.

Albert’s disability created one great disadvantage on the field. In those days when a tackled player could not go any further, it was up to him to shout ‘held’. In his early playing days, Albert got some fearful treatment when opposing players did not hear the expected cry of surrender.

Albert married Annie Robertshaw in late 1898. Annie was also deaf and dumb. The couple set up house at 9, Stanhope Street, St. Helens. Albert worked as a sheet glass grinder. They had a son, Albert David Tickle, who was born in early 1902 in St. Helens. Soon after this date the family moved to Poulton Road in Southport.

Albert died in March 1910 at the age of 46 and his death was registered in Ormskirk. His widow continued to live in Southport and worked as a dressmaker.
DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
2nd Dec 1882 1
N/K
 1 Aspull* FR A VIEW
22nd Dec 1883 2
N/K
 1 Wigan* FR H VIEW
12th Jan 1884 3
N/K
 4 St Helens Recs* FR H VIEW
9th Feb 1884 4
N/K
 4 Newton le Willows* FR A VIEW
16th Feb 1884 5
N/K
 4 Southport Olympique* FR A VIEW
23rd Feb 1884 6
N/K
 4 Wigan* FR A VIEW
1st Mar 1884 7
N/K
 4 St Helens Recs* FR H VIEW
13th Sep 1884 8
N/K
 4 Birkdale Free Warriors* FR H VIEW
27th Sep 1884 9
N/K
 4 Warrington* FR H VIEW
18th Oct 1884 10
N/K
 4 Southport* FR A VIEW
15th Nov 1884 11
N/K
 4 Ashton Under Lyme* FR H VIEW
22nd Nov 1884 12
N/K
 4 Walkden* FR A VIEW
7th Mar 1885 13
N/K
 4 St Helens Recs* FR A VIEW
21st Mar 1885 --
N/K
 4 Southport Olympic * FR A VIEW
4th Apr 1885 14
N/K
 4 Ossett* FR H VIEW
25th Dec 1885 15
N/K
 1 Blackrod* FR H VIEW
1st Jan 1886 16
N/K
 1 Litherland* FR H VIEW
6th Mar 1886 17
N/K
 1 Wavertree* CUP 1R A VIEW
13th Mar 1886 18
N/K
 1 Wavertree* CUP 1R REP H VIEW
24th Apr 1886 19
N/K
 1 Warrington* FR H VIEW
18th Sep 1886 20
L
 1 Tottington* FR A 1 6 VIEW
25th Sep 1886 21
W
 1 Bootle* FR H 2 0 VIEW
2nd Oct 1886 22
W
 1 Blackley* FR A 3 1 VIEW
16th Oct 1886 23
L
 1 Salford A* FR H 3 8 VIEW
23rd Oct 1886 24
L
 3 Rochdale St.Clements* FR H 0 2 VIEW
30th Oct 1886 25
W
 1 Oldham A* FR H 3 0 VIEW
13th Nov 1886 26
W
 1 Manchester Gymnasium* FR A 11 0 VIEW
20th Nov 1886 27
L
 1 Kendal Hornets* FR H 2 5 VIEW
27th Nov 1886 28
L
 1 Birch* FR A 0 4 VIEW
25th Dec 1886 29
L
 1 Pemberton* FR H 0 2 VIEW
15th Jan 1887 30
W
 1 Blackley* FR H 2 0 VIEW
22nd Jan 1887 31
L
 1 Radcliffe* FR A 0 2 VIEW
12th Feb 1887 32
L
 1 Radcliffe* FR H 1 3 VIEW
19th Feb 1887 33
W
 1 Liverpool Wanderers* FR A 8 0 VIEW
5th Mar 1887 34
L
 1 Warrington* FR A 0 1 VIEW
26th Mar 1887 35
D
 1 Eccles* FR H 2 2 VIEW
2nd Apr 1887 36
W
 1 Birch* FR H 4 0 VIEW
8th Apr 1887 37
W
 1 Widnes* FR H 2 1 VIEW
9th Apr 1887 38
L
 1 Ossett* FR H 0 1 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 8 | LOSSES : 10 | DRAWS : 1




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