Bert Yarnall
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bert Yarnall
| fullname = Herbert George Yarnall
| birth_date = 1892
| birth_place = Goole, England
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1943|1892}}
| death_place =
| position = Inside left, centre forward
| years1 =
| clubs1 = Kidsgrove Wellington
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1914
| clubs2 = Blackpool
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1916–1917
| clubs3 = Airdrieonians
| caps3 = 46
| goals3 = 45
| years4 = 1917–1918
| clubs4 = Clydebank
| caps4 = 14
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 1918–1919
| clubs5 = Dumbarton
| caps5 = 14
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 1920
| clubs6 = Reading
| caps6 = 5
| goals6 = 1
| years7 =
| clubs7 = Oswestry Town
| caps7 =
| goals7 =
}}
Herbert George Yarnall (1892–1943) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Scottish League for Airdrieonians, Clydebank and Dumbarton.{{Cite web |title=Airdrieonians F.C. And The First World War |url=http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Airdrieonians_FC.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720051831/http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Airdrieonians_FC.pdf |archive-date=20 July 2018 |access-date=22 July 2017 |page=2}} He was the top scorer in the Scottish League Division One during the 1916–17 season, with 39 goals.{{Cite web |title=Scotland – List of Topscorers |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scottops.html |access-date=22 July 2017 |website=RSSSF}} Yarnall also played in the Football League for Blackpool and Reading.{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=978-1905891610 |location=Nottingham |page=322}}
Career statistics
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |
Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
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Blackpool
|1914–15{{Cite news |title=Blackpool Squad 1914/15 |language=en-US |work=Football and the First World War |url=http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/blackpool-squad-191415/ |access-date=22 July 2017}} |9 |1 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |9 |1 |
rowspan="3" |Airdrieonians
|1916–17{{Cite book |last=Litster |first=John |title=Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players |publisher=PM Publications |location=Norwich}} | rowspan="2" |Scottish Division One |33 |39 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |33 |39 |
1917–18
|13 |6 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |13 |6 |
colspan="2" |Total
!46 !45 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !46 !45 |
Clydebank
|Scottish Division One |14 |4 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |14 |4 |
Dumbarton
|1918–19{{Cite web |title=Herbert Yarnall – Player Statistics |url=https://sonsarchive.co.uk/player.php?id=897 |access-date=22 July 2017 |website=The Sons Archive – Dumbarton Football Club History |language=en}} |Scottish Division One |14 |5 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |14 |5 |
colspan="3" |Career total
!83 !55 !0 !0 !0 !0 !83 !55 |
Honours
- Scottish League Division One top scorer: 1916–17
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Scottish First Division top scorers}}
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Category:Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:Scottish league football top scorers
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Sportspeople from Goole
Category:Place of death missing
Category:Blackpool F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Dumbarton F.C. players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Clydebank F.C. (1914) players
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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