Bert Abbott

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Bert Abbott
Personal information
Full name Herbert Wood Abbott[1]
Date of birth 1875[1]
Place of birth Bromham, England[1] or Devizes, Wiltshire
Date of death 22 October 1911(1911-10-22) (aged 35–36)[1]
Place of death Gibraltar
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ruddington
1894–1897 Nottingham Forest 5 (0)
1897-1899 Sheppey United
Total 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert Wood Abbott (1875 – 22 October 1911) was an English footballer who played at centre half in the Football League for Nottingham Forest.[1][2][3] He was born in Devizes, Wiltshire in Q4 1875.

Bert Abbott played for Ruddington prior to playing for Nottingham Forest.[4] He made his league debut for Forest on 1 January 1895 in the 0–0 draw away at Blackburn Rovers.[3]

Abbott mainly played for the Nottingham Forest Reserve team.[5]

After his time at Forest, in 1897 Abbott moved to Sheppey United on the Isle of Sheppey.

Death[edit]

After his football career, Abbott became an Artificer serving in the Royal Navy. He died whilst diving from the yard-arm of the floating barrack HMS Calcutta on 22 October 1911 in Gibraltar. He was stunned on contact with the water and drowned. He was 35 years old.[5][6]

Career statistics[edit]

Club Season League FA Cup United Counties League Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest[3] 1894-95 First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
1895-96 First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1896-97 First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 5 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
Career total 5 0 0 0 2 0 8 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Bert Abbott at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ a b c Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
  4. ^ "Nottingham General". Nottingham Evening Post. 8 September 1894. p. 2 ].
  5. ^ a b "FOOTBALL PARS". Leicester Daily Mercury. 25 October 1911. p. 7 ].
  6. ^ "Dockyard Fitter's Fatal Dive". Western Morning News. 30 October 1911. p. 7 ].
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