Albert Wardell

{{short description|Welsh footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Albert Wardell

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1908|1|12}}

| birth_place = Bilston, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1987|||1908|1|12}}

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| position = Outside right

| youthyears1 = 1923–1927

| youthclubs1 = Newport Amateurs

| years1 = 1927–1930

| clubs1 = Newport County

| caps1 = 41

| goals1 = 9

| years2 = 1929–1930

| clubs2 = Chelsea (loan)

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1930

| clubs3 = Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1930

| clubs4 = Darlington

| caps4 = 5

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 1930

| clubs5 = Newport County

| caps5 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1931–1933

| clubs6 = Hereford United

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| years7 = 1933–1934

| clubs7 = Shrewsbury Town

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| years8 = 1934–19??

| clubs8 = Taylor Brothers F.C.

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| nationalyears1 = 1929

| nationalteam1 = Wales XI

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Albert Wardell (12 January 1908 – 1987) was a Welsh professional footballer who played primarily for Newport County and represented the Wales national football team.{{ENFA}}

Career

Wardell was the son of John Wardell and was either born in Newport, MonmouthshireCanadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 or Bilston, South Staffordshire.1911 Wales Census

In 1929, Wardell, 21, was selected for the Football Association of Wales tour of Canada but these matches were not classed as international cap matches.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/britishfatours.html FAW Tour] His Newport County teammate Bob Pugh was also selected for the tour.

He signed with Darlington F.C. in 1930.{{cite news |title=Darlington's 'Tourist' |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000748/19300823/286/0009 |accessdate=15 July 2018 |work=Leeds Mercury |date=23 August 1930 |page=9}}

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