Albert Hobson
{{Short description|English footballer (1925–2017)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| image =
| caption =
| name = Albert Hobson
| fullname =
| birth_date = 7 April 1925
| birth_place = Glossop, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|12|23|1925|4|7|df=y}}
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1945–1954
| years2 = 1954–1956
| years3 = 1956–1957
| clubs1 = Blackpool
| clubs2 = Huddersfield Town
| clubs3 = York City
| caps1 = 60
| caps2 = 9
| caps3 = 22
| goals1 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 1
}}
Albert Hobson (7 April 1925 – 23 December 2017) was an English footballer who played for Blackpool, Huddersfield Town and York City.
Career
Hobson started his career with Blackpool in August 1945. He joined Huddersfield Town in July 1954 and finally moved to York City in March 1956.{{cite book
| last = Hugman
| first = Barry J.
| title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005
| publisher = Queen Anne Press
| year = 2005
| pages = 291
| isbn = 1-85291-665-6 }} He died on 23 December 2017 at the age of 92.[https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/2017/december/albert-hobson-1925-2017/]
References
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- [https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/16212602-a-stan-matthews-understudy-albert-hobson-1925---2017 Gerry Wolstenholme's obituary for Albert Hobson] - 30 December 2017
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Category:Sportspeople from Glossop
Category:Footballers from Derbyshire
Category:English men's footballers
Category:English Football League players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Blackpool F.C. players
Category:Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Category:York City F.C. players
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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