Albert Quixall

Infobox Football biography


playername = Albert Quixall
fullname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1933|8|9|df=y
cityofbirth = Sheffield
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height = 5 ft 8 in (1.73m) [cite web |url=http://www.btinternet.com/~keano16/manupag/legends/quixallpag/quixallpag.htm |title=Albert Quixall |accessdate=2007-06-03 |last=Graham |first=Mark |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Keano16.btinternet.co.uk |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]
position = Inside-forward
youthyears = 1948–1950
youthclubs = Sheffield Wednesday
years = 1950–1958
1958–1964
1964–1966
1966–1967
clubs = Sheffield Wednesday
Manchester United
Oldham Athletic
Stockport County
Altrincham
caps(goals) =
165 (50)
nationalyears =
1954–1955
nationalteam = England under-23
England
nationalcaps(goals) =
5 (0)

Albert Quixall (born 9 August 1933 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), was an English football player who played as an inside-forward.

Quixall started his career with Sheffield Wednesday, signing as an amateur in 1948 and turning professional in 1950. He debuted in February 1951 as a 17-year old centre-forward and went on to play almost 250 League games, scoring 66 League and Cup goals with the Owls. He was in his prime with Sheffield Wednesday, and gained much media attention, becoming the Golden Boy of British football.cite book |last=Ponting |first=Ivan |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=The Red Army: Four Decades of Player Profiles |year=1999 |publisher=Hamlyn |location=London |isbn=0-600-59681-8 |pages=p. 49 ]

Quixall joined Manchester United in September 1958 for a then British record fee of £45,000, one of Matt Busby's key recruits in building a new team in the aftermath of the Munich air disaster, which had killed eight players and ended the careers of two others on 6 February that year. [cite web |url=http://www.givemefootball.com/display.cfm?article=7056&type=1&page=3 |title=Latest News |accessdate=2007-06-03 |last=Harding |first=John |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1997 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=GiveMeFootball.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] . After seven games without a win for the United, Quixall eventually helped the team go on a run of only two losses in 23 matches to end the season as runners-up in the First Division. Quixall's only medal with the club was the 1963 FA Cup. Altogether, he scored 56 goals in 184 games for the Reds. [cite web |url=http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/players/players30.html |title=Player roll call |accessdate=2007-06-03 |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=stretfordend.co.uk |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] Soon after the signing of Denis Law, Quixall was transferred to Oldham Athletic in May 1964 for £7,000. Before retiring in 1968 he spent a couple of years with Stockport County and Altrincham.

Quixall was capped 5 times for England between 1954 and 55 at the young age of 19. He also made England Schoolboy, England Under 23 and 'B' appearances, and earned four Football League caps.

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