Derek Carr (footballer)

Derek Carr
Personal information
Full name Derek Henry Carr[1]
Date of birth (1927-09-01)1 September 1927[1]
Place of birth Blidworth, England
Date of death 6 July 2004(2004-07-06) (aged 76)[1]
Place of death Birmingham, England
Playing position Utility player
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Lockheed Leamington
1947–1950 Birmingham City 3 (0)
1950–195? Rugby Town
– Evesham United
– Boldmere St. Michaels

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Derek Henry Carr (1 September 1927 – 6 July 2004) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City.[2] Carr, a utility player, joined Birmingham City from Lockheed Leamington in December 1947,[3] and made his debut in the First Division on 22 October 1949 in a goalless draw away at Everton. He played twice more in the 1949–50 season,[4] and also worked in the offices at St Andrew's, before moving into non-league football with Rugby Town, Evesham United and Boldmere St. Michaels.[3]

Carr was born in Blidworth, near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire,[3] and died in Birmingham.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Derek Carr". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Derek Carr". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. ↑ Matthews, p. 185.


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