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Sep 29, 1900 Shirebrook, England, United Kingdom Died on 01 Jan 1994 (aged 93)
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About Albert Sykes
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- Sykes (29 September 1900 – 1994) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham, Brighton & Hove Albion and Lincoln City.Sykes was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire.
- A coal miner by trade, he played football for Maltby Victoria and Maltby Main Colliery Welfare before turning professional with First Division club Birmingham in August 1924.
- He played only once for Birmingham's first team, standing in for George Liddell in a 3–2 defeat away to Burnley on 2 February 1925, and joined Third Division South club Brighton & Hove Albion in May 1926.
- Sykes played 16 league games in two seasons with Brighton before signing for Lincoln City in June 1928.
- He remained with Lincoln for three seasons, playing 44 games in all competitions, of which 42 were in the Third Division North.
- He finished off his playing career in non-league football with successively Peterborough & Fletton United, Luton Town and Grantham, where he played in most of the fixtures of the 1932–33 season.Sykes died in Rotherham, South Yorkshire in 1994.
