Alfred Strange

Alfred " Alf" Henry Strange ( born April 2, 1900 in Marehay, Derbyshire, England; † October 1978 in Ripley, Derbyshire, England) was an English footballer and completed in the period 1930-1934 20 games for the England national team, with in 1931 he led his country even as team captain in three games.

Strange began his professional career at FC Portsmouth in the third English league and shot there with a game against FC Gillingham five goals, which together with Peter Harris - 35 years later - still represents the current club record. His next stop was the second division from Port Vale for which he should be active until the season 1926/1927 into it.

He then moved to the middle of the season for fresh ascended into the top English league club The Wednesday and was able to get there with the 16 final table place the class. In the subsequent season, the descent seemed to be already sealed when a good series - with 17 out of a possible 20 points - ensured the renewed relegation.

There was a fairly modest start to the 1928/29 season and with Strange, who was the first contest a full season for his club on the right half position, succeeded by the end of 1928 a series of six wins from seven matches and thus the first standings of the clubs in the top flight for 13 years. Despite a large weakness in the away games attended 18 wins in 21 home games unbeaten for the surprising winning the English Championship. This track was defending Strange even with the now renamed " Sheffield Wednesday " club in the season 1929 /30 and also came out on April 5, 1930 in a 5-2 win against Scotland at his first international match.

This championship should be the last train tracks. Although the club still placed among the top three teams, he could not break into the emerging dominance of Arsenal FC. In the season 1933/34, the services of Sheffield Wednesday could significantly after and Strange moved in 1934 to Bradford Park Avenue. Previously Strange against France had completed his 20th and last mission for England on December 6, 1933. In 1936, he finally retired from active football.

Strange died in October 1978 in Ripley. In his honor, a meeting room at the leisure center Ripley Leisure Centre was named after him in 1979.

Achievements

• English Champion: 1929, 1930

Club stations

• Portsmouth FC (1922 - 1924)
• Port Vale (1924 - 1927)
• The Wednesday / Sheffield Wednesday (1927 - 1934)
• Bradford Park Avenue (1934 - 1936)