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Fred Corbett
	Corbett while at Brentford in 1906
Personal information
Full name	Frederick Herbert Corbett
Date of birth	1880
Place of birth	Canning Town, England
Date of death	15 April 1924 (aged 43)
Place of death	Brentford, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Old St Luke's
Senior career*
Years	Team
1899–1900	Thames Ironworks
1900–1901	West Ham United
1901–1903	Bristol Rovers
1903–1905	Bristol City
1905	Bristol Rovers
1905–1908	Brentford
1908–1911	Bristol Rovers
1911	Worcester City
1911–1912	New Brompton
1912–1913	Merthyr Town
1913–1914	Tranmere Rovers
1914	Croydon Common
1919	Winsford United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Frederick Corbett (1880 – 15 April 1924) was a professional footballer who played for Thames Ironworks (where he worked as a labourer^[4]) and the club's successor West Ham United,^[5] before spending three spells at Bristol Rovers punctuated by time at Bristol City and Brentford.^[2]^[6] Following his final departure from Bristol Rovers in 1911 he joined New Brompton.^[7] He was one of the first black footballers to play in the Football League.^[8]^[9]

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[edit]

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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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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[Joyce-1] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 66. ISBN 978-1905891610.

[Memorabilia-2] "A to M". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

[3] "A special anniversary..." www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 26 April 2019.

[4] "West Ham United: Fred Corbett". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

[5] "Fred Corbett". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

[White-6] White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 358–359. ISBN 0951526200.

[7] "Gillingham FC Career Details – Fred Corbett". gillinghamfcscrapbook.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2019.

[8] "Black Footballers". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

[odds-9] 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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 '''Frederick Corbett''' (1880 – 15 April 1924) was a professional footballer who played for [[Thames Ironworks F.C.|Thames Ironworks]] (where he worked as a labourer<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Ham United: Fred Corbett |url=https://spartacus-educational.com/WHcorbett.htm |access-date=3 July 2023 |website=Spartacus Educational}}</ref>) and the club's successor [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fred Corbett |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=148&united=Fred_Corbett |access-date=14 October 2015 |website=www.westhamstats.info}}</ref> before spending three spells at [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] punctuated by time at [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] and [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]].<ref name="Memorabilia">{{Cite web |title=A to M |url=http://bristolroversmemorabilia.weebly.com/a-to-m1.html |access-date=3 July 2023 |website=The Bristol Rovers History Group |language=en}}</ref><ref name="White">{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |pages=358–359}}</ref> Following his final departure from Bristol Rovers in 1911 he joined [[Gillingham F.C.|New Brompton]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gillingham FC Career Details – Fred Corbett |url=http://gillinghamfcscrapbook.co.uk/DisplayPlayer.php?playername=Corbett%252CF |access-date=26 April 2019 |website=gillinghamfcscrapbook.co.uk}}</ref> He was one of the first black footballers to play in the [[The Football League|Football League]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Footballers |url=http://spartacus-educational.com/Fblack.htm |access-date=14 October 2015 |website=Spartacus Educational}}</ref><ref name="odds">{{Cite book |last=Stephen Wynn |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D_pSDwAAQBAJ&q=%22john+walker%22+%22lincoln+city%22&pg=PA30 |title=Against All Odds: Walter Tull the Black Lieutenant |publisher=[[Pen and Sword Books]] |year=2018 |isbn=9781526704078 |page=30 |access-date=17 September 2018}}</ref>
-[[File:Tham ironworks 1899.jpg|thumb|Thames Ironworks Squad, 1899. Fred Corbett is on the left of the second row.]]
+[[File:Tham ironworks 1899.jpg|thumb|left|Thames Ironworks Squad, 1899. Fred Corbett is on the left of the second row.]]
 Corbett made three appearances in the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] for Thames Ironworks, and played a total of 139 games for Bristol Rovers in the same competition, scoring 52 goals.