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English footballer

Alf Hitch
Personal information
Full name Alfred Hitch
Date of birth (1876-07-14)14 July 1876
Place of birth Walsall, England
Date of death 1962 (aged 85–86)
Place of death Uxbridge, England
Position(s) Right-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Walsall Unity
Brownhills Albion
1897 Walsall Wood Athletic
1897–1898 Walsall 2 (0)
1898 Wellington Town
1898 Thames Ironworks 3 (0)
1898 Grays United
1899–1901 Queens Park Rangers 49 (5)
1901–1902 Nottingham Forest 13 (2)
1902–1906 Queens Park Rangers 92 (11)
1906–1908 Watford 69 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Hitch (14 July 1876 – 1962) was an English professional footballer who played as a right-half or centre-half. He played in the Football League for Walsall and Nottingham Forest, and in the Southern League for Thames Ironworks, Queens Park Rangers and Watford.

Hitch joined Second Division club Walsall in 1897 and made two appearances. In 1898, he made six appearances for Thames Ironworks, the club that would later be reformed as West Ham United.

He joined Queens Park Rangers in 1899 for the club's initial season in the Southern League First Division. He spent a season at First Division Nottingham Forest in 1901–02, before returning to QPR to captain the team. He ended his career at Watford, where he was also appointed captain.

Hitch was chosen to play in a 'South vs North' trial match for England in February 1901.

References

  1. "Alf Hitch". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2012) . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  3. ^ Powles, John (2005). Iron in the Blood. Nottingham: Soccerdata. pp. 66–67. ISBN 1-899468-22-6.
  4. Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 99. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
  5. ^ "Alfred HITCH". watfordfcarchive.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.


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