Albert Lauder

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Albert Lauder

| image = Albert Lauder.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Lauder during his career with Collingwood

| fullname = Albert Victor Lauder

| birth_date = 11 October 1898

| birth_place = Timor, Victoria

| death_date = {{death date and age|1971|9|4|1898|10|11|df=yes}}

| death_place = Heidelberg, Victoria

| originalteam = Public Service

| height = 178 cm

| weight = 79 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1931

| years1 = 1926–1931

| club1 = Collingwood

| games_goals1 = 36 (0)

| careerhighlights =

}}

Albert Victor Lauder (11 October 1898 – 4 September 1971){{cite web|url=https://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au/players/albert-lauder/|title=Albert Lauder|publisher=Collingwood Forever|accessdate=7 September 2014}} was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Lauder was at Collingwood during a prolific period for the club, and despite playing only 36 league games he played in three premiership sides. He always played as a defender, on either a half-back flank or back pocket and initially struggled to cement a spot in the side with only five games in his first three seasons. Lauder finished in a losing team on only four occasions during his career.

Lauder holds the League record for the most consecutive games won at the start of a career, with 18.{{Cite web |title=AFL Tables - Miscellaneous Player Records |url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/alltime/misc_players.html |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=afltables.com}} His first loss came in the 1929 semi-final against Richmond; however, Collingwood went on to defeat Richmond in the 1929 VFL Grand Final.

Lauder finished his VFL senior playing career with a record of 32–0–4, representing a winning percentage of 88.89%.