Alf Ackerman

Alf Ackerman
Personal information
Full name	Alfred Arthur Eric Ackerman
Date of birth	5 January 1929
Place of birth	Pretoria, South Africa
Date of death	10 July 1988 (aged 59)
Place of death	Dunnottan, South Africa
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Pretoria Municipals
Senior career*
Years	Team
1947–1950	Clyde
1950–1951	Hull City
1951–1953	Norwich City
1953–1955	Hull City
1955–1956	Derby County
1956–1959	Carlisle United
1959–1961	Millwall
1961–1966	Dartford
Total
Managerial career
1961–1966	Dartford
1969–1974	Gravesend & Northfleet
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Arthur Eric Ackerman (5 January 1929 – 10 July 1988) was a South African professional footballer. Born in Pretoria, Ackerman spent the majority of his career in Scotland and England, playing with Clyde, Hull City, Norwich City, Derby County, Carlisle United and Millwall. He was selected to play for the Third Division North side against the South in April 1957. After retiring as a player in 1961, Ackerman became player-manager of Dartford, and later manager of Gravesend & Northfleet.^[2] He died in Dunottan at the age of 59.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2015). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2015. G2 Entertainment Ltd. ISBN 9781782811671.
^ "1960s". Ebbsfleet United F.C. Retrieved 30 October 2008. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Alf Ackerman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 December 2016.