Fred Corbett
# Fred Corbett

Frederick Corbett (1880 – 15 April 1924) was a professional footballer who played for Thames Ironworks (where he worked as a labourer) and the club's successor West Ham United, before spending three spells at Bristol Rovers punctuated by time at Bristol City and Brentford. Following his final departure from Bristol Rovers in 1911 he joined New Brompton. He was one of the first black footballers to play in the Football League.

Corbett made three appearances in the Southern League for Thames Ironworks, and played a total of 139 games for Bristol Rovers in the same competition, scoring 52 goals.

## Sources

* Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club – The Definitive History 1883–2003. Stroud: Tempus. p. 489. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
* ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 66. ISBN 978-1905891610.
* 1 2 3 4 "A to M". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
* ↑ "A special anniversary..." www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
* ↑ "West Ham United: Fred Corbett". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
* ↑ "Fred Corbett". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
* ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 358–359. ISBN 0951526200.
* ↑ "Gillingham FC Career Details – Fred Corbett". gillinghamfcscrapbook.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
* ↑ "Black Footballers". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
* ↑ Stephen Wynn (2018). Against All Odds: Walter Tull the Black Lieutenant. Pen and Sword Books. p. 30. ISBN 9781526704078. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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