Albert Quixhall's abbreviated shorts.

[dunsbyowl]

Article from Charles Buchan's Football Monthly on the "Golden Boy" of British football.  Not short on confidence.  How good was Quixall ?  Seemed he didn't fulfill his potential after he left Wednesday?

 

 

 

Albert tests his ballet skills

 

 

Interesting post about a wonder goal he scored against Bayern Munich to rival Beckham - anyone recall this story?

 

http://therepublikofmancunia.com/who-put-the-ball-in-the-germans-net-albert-quixall/

 

 

[Tarquin]

He was an absolutely wonderful footballer, my dad said he was the best he had seen at Wednesday and he could go back to the 1920`s.

The transfer to Manure was so upsetting for my dad we didn`t go for half a season and he always blamed Eric Taylor for taking the Manc shilling instead of creating a team around him inS6.

 

Can you see the size of the shin pads he is wearing in the photo, can you imagine todays players playing in them? They were that big because they needed to be! there were a lot of players like "chopper" Curtis in those days, in every team.

[torryowl]

saw him play for man utd and to be fair couldnt see what the fuss was about ,think his best years were with us coz those that saw him speak so highly of him.

[since59owe]

Seemed to faid away at Manure.

[Innes]

£45,000 he cost united. 

 

 

 

favours very brief shorts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

good picture there. 

 

 

 

 

 

The Golden Boy of Englsih Football in his Sheffield Wednesday days he made is debut at 17 and played for England when he was just 20 in 1953 and only palyed 5 times for England though with his last cap coming just 12 months later at 21!, 5 years before he signed as the most expensive player in English football history, Matt Busby paid £45,000 for his signature.
Played 186 games for United 1958-1964 scoring just 56 times but he was troubled during his career with a lack of confidence, erattic performances and injuries which without a doubt contributed to his lack of goals for United.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[cactus]

And a copy of the cheque we got

 

from 100 years at Hillsborough - Jason Dickinson

Edited March 6, 2013 by cactus

[Innes]

And a copy of the cheque we got

 

from 100 years at Hillsborough - Jason Dickinson

 

 

nice one

[fredmciverslovechild]

He was an absolutely wonderful footballer, my dad said he was the best he had seen at Wednesday and he could go back to the 1920`s.

The transfer to Manure was so upsetting for my dad we didn`t go for half a season and he always blamed Eric Taylor for taking the Manc shilling instead of creating a team around him inS6.

 

Can you see the size of the shin pads he is wearing in the photo, can you imagine todays players playing in them? They were that big because they needed to be! there were a lot of players like "chopper" Curtis in those days, in every team.

 

But my dad (RIP) who absolutely adored him told me that Quixall had asked for a transfer because he was sick of the constant promotion/relegation/promotion; we'd just been relegated again and he'd had enough.

[dunsbyowl]

But my dad (RIP) who absolutely adored him told me that Quixall had asked for a transfer because he was sick of the constant promotion/relegation/promotion; we'd just been relegated again and he'd had enough.

 

Interesting perspective that as 2/3 years later he would have played in arguably one of the best ever Wednesday teams and could have made the difference between finishing 2nd in 1960-61 and pipping Spurs to the titile?

[TaxiMark]

Was Quixall from Shiregreen?

[Lincs Owl]

Was Quixall from Shiregreen?

He went to Meynell Road school. Is that Parson Cross?  Didn't know his home address.

 

He went to Man Utd in (I think) October 1958.  I first watched t'lads on 1st November 1958 so just missed him. Did see him training with Wednesday at Owlerton stadium though, just before his move. No Middlewood Road training ground back then.

 

The £45,000 may not sound much but it was the record fee for a British to British club transaction.   I saw him play for Man Utd a few times but he didn't seem to do too much. Like someone said, we maybe got the best years out of him(nice change).

[dunsbyowl]

Was Quixall from Shiregreen?

I have read he went to Meynell School so was he a Parson Cross or South Green lad?

[Guest Sweet&TenderOwl]

Love the picture and historical articles about our famous old club's history and reading about our great former players achievements, life stories, hard luck stories and reading about how good they were or could've been. Great stuff. He was some player, wish I'd seen him and the likes of Dooley; Blenkinsop, Rimmer, Fantham, Eustace, Redfern Froggatt, Young, Don Megson, Swan, Layne, Dobson, Finney, Ron Springett play in their pomp. But they were long before my time. Though I was lucky enough to see our 1980's and 90's stars. Feel sorry for the young un's who missed out on the 80's and 90's but our time will come again and we'll have more greats play for us again.

[dunsbyowl]

Love the picture and historical articles about our famous old club's history and reading about our great former players achievements, life stories, hard luck stories and reading about how good they were or could've been. Great stuff. He was some player, wish I'd seen him and the likes of Dooley; Blenkinsop, Rimmer, Fantham, Eustace, Redfern Froggatt, Young, Don Megson, Swan, Layne, Dobson, Finney, Ron Springett play in their pomp. But they were long before my time. Though I was lucky enough to see our 1980's and 90's stars. Feel sorry for the young un's who missed out on the 80's and 90's but our time will come again and we'll have more greats play for us again.

i agree

[Jackie Sewell]

I must have seen most of the home games between '53 and Quixall leaving in '58 so I probably saw getting on for 100 of his matches. I remember him being a cultured, skilful inside forward who's job then was to make and score goals. They didn't do a lot of defending. He was very good on the ball and linked up well with Alan Finney on the right wing. He was quick in the box and dangerous there, I remember him winning a few penalties too and became our penalty taker, probably after Curtis. He always put the ball just inside the right hand post and at one point the papers dubbed them unsaveable because goalkeepers then were not allowed to move at all till the ball had been kicked.

I also remember the big head tag which was well documented early in his career and my dad saying he might be, but he's got something to be big headed about. There was also the joke about the pre match tactical talk when Quixall said to Dooley, you kick off to me, I''ll beat a few men and slip it to Finney, who goes down the wing, crosses to me in the box and I'll bury the header 1-0. This went perfectly to plan until the cross came in and Quixall got his head stuck between the posts.

Most of his career with us was during the yo-yo years when we were either going up or down each season and I suppose you'd have to say he did under achieve given his potential but there again how often have we had a player who broke the British transfer record so he didn't do all that bad! I might take back under achieved. There have been very few local Sheffield lads who became legends with us, Dooley, Kay, Fantham,Quixall  from our end of town, Sterland from Manor and AQ is up there with any of them.

The shorts thing- he did stand out because everybody else wore knee length ones and you could just see knobbly knees whereas Quixall displayed acres of muscular thigh and looked much more athletic- just thought of something else- very light on his feet, may have been that ballet training which was also widely publicised. 

[Jackie Sewell]

Sorry, forgot, what about the bloody hair as well, you didn't see many footballers with a barnet like that in those days. They all looked about 40 when he looked 17. 

[foxowl]

Mrs Quixhall who lived on doe royd crescent (on't cross)used to be his sister.

 

[torryowl]

Mrs Quixhall who lived on doe royd crescent (on't cross)used to be his sister.

hows that work ?.....

[dunsbyowl]

Found this on some ManUre site - rude buggers.  I must confess I have never heard the chant "XXXXX is poo ...he's got no grit" people didn't swear in the 1950s & 60s did they?

 

A sad end.

 

[torryowl]

just had a look at his record at man utd ,50 goals in 160 games wasnt a bad return to say he was more a schemer than a striker .the 5 years after munich united wer´nt a good side and with hindsight he´d have been much better  staying at hillsboro, though wether  catterick would have entertained him is debatable .