Bert Flatley

English footballer (1919–1987)

Bert Flatley
Personal information
Full name Albert Austin Flatley[1]
Date of birth (1919-09-05)5 September 1919[2]
Place of birth Bradford, England[2]
Date of death 9 April 1987(1987-04-09) (aged 67)[2]
Place of death Yeadon, West Yorkshire, England[2]
Position(s) Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1938 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
1938–1939 York City 4 (0)
1939–1944 Port Vale 2 (0)
1944–1946 Bradford Park Avenue 0 (0)
1946–1948 Bury 0 (0)
1948–1950 Alessandria
1950–1952 Workington[3] 8 (0)
Total 14+ (0+)
Managerial career
1948–1950 Alessandria
1950–1952 Workington
1954–1955 India (assistant)
1955 Bombay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Austin Flatley (5 September 1919 – 9 April 1987) was an English footballer and football manager. An inside-forward, he was signed to Wolverhampton Wanderers, York City, Port Vale, Bradford, and Bury in the periods immediately before and after World War II. He then turned to coaching with Italian club Alessandria, before spending two years in charge at Workington from 1950 to 1952.

Career

Club career

Flatley was on the books of Wolverhampton Wanderers, before joining York City. His stay at Bootham Crescent was brief, as he played four Third Division North games for the "Minstermen" in the 1938–39 season. He joined Port Vale in June 1939, playing the opening two Third Division South games of the 1939–40 season before World War II stopped all professional football in England.[2] During wartime he guested for Bradford Park Avenue, Bradford City and Halifax Town, before joining Bradford Park Avenue on a permanent basis in July 1944.[2] After this he continued guesting for Halifax and later Hartlepool United.[2] In December 1946, he transferred to Norman Bullock's Bury, though he never made his Second Division debut at Gigg Lane.

Player-manager

He played in Italy for Alessandria Calcio between 1948 and 1950, and also coached alongside Carlo Carcano,[4] before returning to England as player-manager of non-League Workington in August 1950. At the end of the 1951–52 season, Workington were elected to the Football League. However, Flatley resigned just after they had been re-elected and the club went on to finish bottom of the league.[5]

Managerial career

Flatley had a coaching stint in India in 1954 where he was the assistant coach to the then India national team coach Syed Abdul Rahim at the 1954 Colombo Cup.[6][7] He also managed the Bombay and India football teams for a brief period during the Soviet football team tour to India in 1955.[8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9]
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1937–38 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
York City 1938–39 Third Division North 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Port Vale 1939–40 – 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Bradford Park Avenue 1945–46 – 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Bury 1946–47 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Workington 1951–52 Third Division North 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Workington 1 August 1950 1 June 1952 50 13 8 29 026.0
India 1955 3 0 0 3 000.0

References

  1. ^ Michael Joyce (October 2004). Football League players' records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. p. 91. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 103. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  3. ^ Stats Archived 10 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine at Neil Brown site
  4. ^ Ugo Boccassi; Enrico Dericci; Marcello Marcellini (1973). U.S. Alessandria: 60 anni. GEP Milano.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Dennis Turner & Alex White (1993). The Breedon book of football managers. Breedon. p. 130. ISBN 1-873626-32-0.
  6. ^ "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ^ Sengupta, Somnath (10 May 2011). "India National Football Team: The Tactical Dilemma". thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  8. ^ "1955 USSR national team tour of India". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  9. ^ Bert Flatley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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US Alessandria Calcio 1912 – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
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Workington A.F.C. – managers
  • Flatley (1950–52)
  • Smith (1952–53)
  • Jonesc (1953–54)
  • Shankly (1954–55)
  • Low (1956–57)
  • Jonesc (1957)
  • Harvey (1957–62)
  • Furphy (1962–64)
  • Burkinshaw (1964–65)
  • Aitken (1965)
  • Ainsley (1965–66)
  • Leivers (1966–67)
  • Brown (1967)
  • Upton (1967–68)
  • Doyle (1968–71)
  • Aitken (1971–74)
  • Wood (1974)
  • Meldrum (1974–75)
  • Waugh (1975)
  • McNamee (1975)
  • Ashman (1975–77)
  • Meldrum (1977)
  • Livesey (1977)
  • Wilson (1977–78)
  • Johnstone (1978)
  • Foley (1978–79)
  • Endean (1979–80)
  • Gallagher (1980–81)
  • Wojciechowicz (1981–84)
  • Taylor (1984–85)
  • Harrison (1985–86)
  • Hodgson (1986–87)
  • Oliverc (1987)
  • Meldrum (1987–88)
  • Hall (1988)
  • Irvingc (1988)
  • Heaton (1988–89)
  • Walshc (1989)
  • O'Neill (1989–91)
  • Harris (1991–92)
  • Hatherc (1992)
  • Norrie (1992)
  • Cook (1992–94)
  • Sherwoodc (1994)
  • Harrison (1995–97)
  • Hunton (1997)
  • Clinton (1997–98)
  • Cunninghamc (1998)
  • Hampton (1998–2001)
  • Masonc (2001)
  • Cassidy (2001–07)
  • Edmondson (2007–13)
  • McDonald (2013–14)
  • Skelton (2014–15)
  • Townsley (2015–16)
  • Hewson & Andrews (2016–18)
  • Skelton (2018–19)
  • Andrews (2019)
  • Grainger (2019–21)
  • Willcock (2021–22)
  • Grainger (2022–24)
  • Fell (2024–)
(c) = caretaker manager
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India national football team – managers
(c) = caretaker manager; (i) = interim manager