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| caption = The [[1901 FA Cup Final]] team; Priest is standing second from the right.
| caption = The [[1901 FA Cup Final]] team; Priest is standing second from the right.
| fullname = Alfred Ernest Priest
| fullname = Alfred Ernest Priest
| birth_date = 1874
| birth_date = {{birth date|1875|7|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Guisborough]], England
| birth_place = [[South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland |South Bank]], England
| death_date = {{death date|1922|5|5|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1922|5|5|1875|7|24|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Hartlepool]], England
| death_place = [[Hartlepool]], England
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| clubs3 = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
| clubs3 = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
| clubs4 = [[Hartlepools United F.C.|Hartlepools United]]
| clubs4 = [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepools United]]
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'''Alfred Ernest Priest''' (1874 – 5 May 1922) was a professional [[association football|footballer]] from the [[North East of England]] who won the [[FA Cup Final 1899|1899]] and [[FA Cup Final 1902|1902 FA Cup]] finals with [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]].
'''Alfred Ernest Priest''' (24 July 1875 – 5 May 1922)<ref>{{cite web |title=England players: Fred Priest |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersP/BioPriestAE.html |website=englandfootballonline |accessdate=24 September 2018}}</ref> was a professional [[association football|footballer]] from the [[North East of England]] who won the [[FA Cup Final 1899|1899]] and [[FA Cup Final 1902|1902 FA Cup]] finals with [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]].


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Priest was born in [[Guisborough]] and played for [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] and [[South Bank F.C.|South Bank]] before joining [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] in 1896. He made his debut for [[Sheffield United F.C.|The Blades]] in the [[Football League First Division]] in [[1896-97 in English football|the 1896-97 season]], playing mainly as [[outside left]], and helped United win [[the Football League]] championship in [[1897-98 in English football|1897-98]]. That same year Priest was also in the United side that suffered a huge F A cup upset at [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]].<ref>[http://www.freewebs.com/captainbeecher/number63.htm Burslem Port Vale vs Sheffield United 1898 Match report]</ref>
Priest was born in [[South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland |South Bank]] and played for [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] and [[South Bank F.C.|South Bank]] before joining [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] in 1896. He made his debut for [[Sheffield United F.C.|The Blades]] in the [[Football League First Division]] in [[1896-97 in English football|the 1896–97 season]], playing mainly as [[outside left]], and helped United win [[the Football League]] championship in [[1897-98 in English football|1897-98]]. That same year Priest was also in the United side that suffered a huge F A cup upset at [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]].<ref>[http://www.freewebs.com/captainbeecher/number63.htm Burslem Port Vale vs Sheffield United 1898 Match report]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


After his career in football ended, he remained in [[Hartlepool]] becoming a [[publican]] until his death on 5 May 1922.<ref>{{cite book | author=Graham Betts| title=England: Player by player | publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing | year=2006|pages=194| isbn=1-905009-63-1}}</ref>
After his career in football ended, he remained in [[Hartlepool]] becoming a [[publican]] until his death on 5 May 1922.<ref>{{cite book | author=Graham Betts| title=England: Player by player | publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing | year=2006|pages=194| isbn=1-905009-63-1}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Englandstats}}
*{{englandstats|id=771|name=Fred Priest}}
*[http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=777 England profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071016220252/http://englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=777 England profile]


{{Hartlepool United F.C. managers}}
{{Hartlepool United F.C. managers}}


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Revision as of 19:45, 3 June 2024

Fred Priest
The 1901 FA Cup Final team; Priest is standing second from the right.
Personal information
Full name Alfred Ernest Priest
Date of birth (1875-07-24)24 July 1875
Place of birth South Bank, England
Date of death 5 May 1922(1922-05-05) (aged 46)
Place of death Hartlepool, England
Position(s) Outside left / Inside left
Youth career
Darlington
South Bank
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1896–1905 Sheffield United 209 (72)
1905–1906 South Bank
1906–1908 Middlesbrough 13 (0)
1908–1909 Hartlepools United
International career
1900 England 1 (0)
Managerial career
1908–1912 Hartlepools United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Ernest Priest (24 July 1875 – 5 May 1922)[1] was a professional footballer from the North East of England who won the 1899 and 1902 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United.

Playing career

Priest was born in South Bank and played for Darlington and South Bank before joining Sheffield United in 1896. He made his debut for The Blades in the Football League First Division in the 1896–97 season, playing mainly as outside left, and helped United win the Football League championship in 1897-98. That same year Priest was also in the United side that suffered a huge F A cup upset at Port Vale.[2]

After his career in football ended, he remained in Hartlepool becoming a publican until his death on 5 May 1922.[3]

References

  1. ^ "England players: Fred Priest". englandfootballonline. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ^ Burslem Port Vale vs Sheffield United 1898 Match report[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Graham Betts (2006). England: Player by player. Green Umbrella Publishing. p. 194. ISBN 1-905009-63-1.
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