Albert Foan

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

168th all-time scorer267th for appearances

Born: 30 Oct 1923Rotherhithe
Shirt: #10, #8, #9
Debut: 19 Aug 1950v Hull City, aged 26
Last game: 27 Oct 1956v Grimsby Town, aged 32

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

Appearances

60 starts, 0 from the bench

Goals

0.15 per game

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Assists

not recorded

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Minutes

not recorded

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Cards

not recorded

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Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1955/56, 4 in 11 appearances.

Shooting by season, league

	Standard
Season	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT
1956/57	0
1955/56	1
1954/55	2
1953/54	0
1952/53	3
1951/52	0
1950/51	0
Career	6

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

9 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

–

Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

Second Division	6	53 apps
FA Cup	3	7 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 13 Dec 1952, v Lincoln City 5–1

Latest goal: 14 Jan 1956, v Leeds United 1–1

Hat-trick: 7 Jan 1956, v Preston North End 5–2

With him, without him

19 Aug 1950 to 27 Oct 1956

When he played

points per game

21 W 18 D 21 L

60 games · 1.58 scored · 1.57 conceded

35% wins

When he didn't

0.97

points per game

81 W 55 D 87 L

223 games · 1.61 scored · 1.63 conceded

36% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

19 Aug 1950Debutv Hull City 3–3 1950/51
13 Dec 1952First goalv Lincoln City 5–1 1952/53
7 Jan 1956Hat-trickv Preston North End 5–2 1955/56
28 Jan 195650th appearancev Cardiff City 2–1 1955/56
27 Oct 1956Last appearancev Grimsby Town 0–1 1956/57

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1956/57	Second Division	4	4	–	0	–
1955/56	FA Cup	6	6	–	3	–
1955/56	Second Division	5	5	–	1	–
1954/55	Second Division	19	19	–	2	–
1953/54	Second Division	4	4	–	0	–
1952/53	FA Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1952/53	Second Division	13	13	–	3	–
1951/52	Second Division	3	3	–	0	–
1950/51	Second Division	5	5	–	0	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	G
27 Oct 1956	D2	Grimsby Town	0–1	L
25 Aug 1956	D2	Swansea City	1–2	L
20 Aug 1956	D2	Blackburn Rovers	1–3	L
18 Aug 1956	D2	at Fulham	4–1	W
24 Mar 1956	D2	Hull City	1–1	D
8 Mar 1956	FAC	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	L
3 Mar 1956	FAC	at Tottenham Hotspur	3–3	D
23 Feb 1956	FAC	at Blackburn Rovers	3–2	W
18 Feb 1956	FAC	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	D
11 Feb 1956	D2	at Barnsley	1–1	D
28 Jan 1956	FAC	Cardiff City	2–1	W
21 Jan 1956	D2	at Fulham	1–3	L
14 Jan 1956	D2	Leeds United	1–1	D	1
7 Jan 1956	FAC	Preston North End	5–2	W	3
31 Dec 1955	D2	at Notts County	1–0	W
2 May 1955	D2	at Nottingham Forest	1–1	D
5 Mar 1955	D2	Leeds United	2–1	W	1
4 Dec 1954	D2	Bury	3–3	D
27 Nov 1954	D2	at Rotherham United	2–2	D
20 Nov 1954	D2	Luton Town	2–1	W
13 Nov 1954	D2	at Ipswich Town	3–0	W
6 Nov 1954	D2	Birmingham City	2–2	D
30 Oct 1954	D2	at Middlesbrough	0–6	L
23 Oct 1954	D2	Stoke City	3–0	W
16 Oct 1954	D2	at Leeds United	1–2	L
9 Oct 1954	D2	Nottingham Forest	2–0	W	1
2 Oct 1954	D2	at Doncaster Rovers	1–2	L
25 Sept 1954	D2	Port Vale	2–0	W
18 Sept 1954	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	1–1	D
13 Sept 1954	D2	at Hull City	1–0	W
11 Sept 1954	D2	Bristol Rovers	5–2	W
6 Sept 1954	D2	Hull City	1–1	D
4 Sept 1954	D2	at Liverpool	2–1	W
23 Aug 1954	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	2–5	L
19 Apr 1954	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	1–2	L
6 Mar 1954	D2	Derby County	0–0	D
26 Dec 1953	D2	at Luton Town	1–3	L
10 Oct 1953	D2	Brentford	0–1	L
24 Jan 1953	D2	Luton Town	0–1	L
10 Jan 1953	FAC	West Bromwich Albion	1–4	L
3 Jan 1953	D2	Bury	3–2	W
27 Dec 1952	D2	at Notts County	1–1	D
25 Dec 1952	D2	Notts County	2–2	D	1
20 Dec 1952	D2	at Southampton	2–1	W
13 Dec 1952	D2	Lincoln City	5–1	W	2
6 Dec 1952	D2	at Barnsley	0–2	L
29 Nov 1952	D2	Sheffield United	1–1	D
22 Nov 1952	D2	at Huddersfield Town	1–0	W
15 Nov 1952	D2	Swansea City	3–0	W
8 Nov 1952	D2	at Doncaster Rovers	1–1	D
1 Nov 1952	D2	Brentford	3–1	W
25 Oct 1952	D2	at Everton	0–2	L
3 Nov 1951	D2	at Nottingham Forest	0–0	D
27 Oct 1951	D2	Leicester City	2–3	L
13 Sept 1951	D2	at Swansea City	1–2	L
26 Dec 1950	D2	at Leeds United	0–2	L
14 Oct 1950	D2	at Bury	0–3	L
4 Sept 1950	D2	at Cardiff City	1–2	L
24 Aug 1950	D2	Luton Town	2–1	W
19 Aug 1950	D2	Hull City	3–3	D

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