Alf Ackerman

Alf Ackerman
Personal information
Full name Alfred Arthur Eric Ackerman[1]
Date of birth (1929-01-05)5 January 1929[1]
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Date of death 10 July 2007(2007-07-10) (aged 78)[1]
Place of death Dunnottan, South Africa
Playing position Striker
Youth career
Pretoria Municipals
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1950 Clyde 33 (20)
1950–1951 Hull City 34 (21)
1951–1953 Norwich City 66 (31)
1953–1955 Hull City 58 (29)
1955–1956 Derby County 36 (21)
1956–1959 Carlisle United 97 (61)
1959–1961 Millwall 81 (35)
1961–1966 Dartford
Total 405 (217)
Teams managed
1961–1966 Dartford
1969–1974 Gravesend & Northfleet

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Alfred Arthur Eric "Alf" Ackerman (5 January 1929 – 10 July 2007) 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 Johannesburg at the age of 59.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2015). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2015. G2 Entertainment Ltd. ISBN 9781782811671.
  2. ↑ "1960s". Ebbsfleet United F.C. Retrieved 30 October 2008.

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