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Abe Rosenthal
Personal information
Full name Abram Wallace Rosenthal
Date of birth (1921-10-12)12 October 1921
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death February 1986 (aged 64)
Place of death Liverpool, England
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Prescot Cables
1936–1939 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1947 Tranmere Rovers 27 (8)
1947–1949 Bradford City 44 (11)
1949 Oldham Athletic 0 (0)
1949–1952 Tranmere Rovers 69 (24)
1952–1954 Bradford City 63 (32)
1954–1955 Tranmere Rovers 21 (3)
1955–1956 Bradford City 1 (0)
Total 225 (78)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abram Wallace Rosenthal (12 October 1921 – February 1986), also known as Abraham Rosenthal, was an English professional footballer who played as a striker. Rosenthal was Jewish.

Career

Born in Liverpool, Rosenthal was an amateur at Prescot Cables, and hometown club Liverpool, before turning professional in 1939 with Tranmere Rovers. Rosenthal spent three spells with Tranmere, and also spent three spells at Bradford City. Rosenthal made a total of 225 appearances in the Football League, scoring 78 goals. He also played for Oldham Athletic.

He died in February 1986, aged 64, having collapsed at his home in Woolton, Liverpool, after chasing two intruders from his house.

References

  1. ^ "Abe Rosenthal". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. "Rosenthal, Abraham". Jews In Sports. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  3. Abe Rosenthal at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. . Liverpool Echo. 13 May 1936. p. 6. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "ABE ROSENTHAL". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  6. News of the World Football Annual 1986-87 (1986)


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