Alf Quantrill

Alf Quantrill

Personal information
Full name	Alfred Edward Quantrill[1]
Date of birth	(1897-01-22)22 January 1897
Place of birth	Rawalpindi, British India[2]
Date of death	19 April 1968(1968-04-19) (aged 71)[2]
Place of death	Trefriw, Wales[2]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s)	Outside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Boston Swifts
1914–1921	Derby County	72	(5)
1921–1924	Preston North End	64	(7)
1924	→ Chorley (loan)
1924–1930	Bradford Park Avenue	191	(58)
1930–1932	Nottingham Forest	15	(2)
International career
1920–1921	England	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Edward Quantrill (22 January 1897 – 19 April 1968) was an English footballer. Born in Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India where his father was based on military service,^[4] he played on either wing and appeared four times for the England national team.^[2]

Quantrill played non-league football for Boston Swifts until being signed by Derby County in 1914. Quantrill helped Derby gain promotion to Division One in his first season at the club, but his career was soon interrupted by the First World War. He served as a member of the Derbyshire Yeomanry, but was sent home after developing malaria in Salonika.

Quantrill returned to health and retained his place in the Derby team when league football resumed. In March 1920 he made his debut for England against Wales, a 2–1 defeat. He went on to win four caps, scoring once, in the 5–4 win at home to Scotland.

In 1921 Quantrill was transferred to Preston North End, playing in a forward line also including Tommy Roberts, Rowland Woodhouse and Archie Rawlings. He made his debut on 27 August 1921 in a 2–2 draw away to Bolton Wanderers. Quantrill played in 64 games for Preston before leaving in 1923 to join Bradford Park Avenue. He later moved to Nottingham Forest in August 1930 where he finished his league career in April 1932.

Personal life

Quantrill was married to Hetty Winifred Bloomer, the eldest daughter of former England international Steve Bloomer and had two children.^[2][5] He served as a private in the Derbyshire Yeomanry during the First World War.^[6]

See also

• List of England international footballers born outside England

References

1. Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 238. ISBN 9781905891610.
2. "England Players – Alf Quantrill". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
3. Pavo (20 August 1923). "Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Preston North End". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
4. "Abdallah, Tewfik: Barefoot Tewfik was first foreign signing". Bygone Derbyshire. Retrieved 24 December 2008.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. "Bloomer, Sarah – Steve's wife was the first WAG!". Bygone Derbyshire. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
6. "Alfred Edward Quantrill | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 13 December 2018.