Digger Kettle
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Henry Kettle | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Colchester, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 March 1999 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Fordham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stanway Rovers | |||
| Chapel and Wakes Colne | |||
| Arclight Sports | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1955 | Colchester United | 145 | (2) |
| 1955–1957 | Sudbury Town | ||
| Woods Athletic | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Albert Henry "Digger" Kettle (3 June 1922 – 1 March 1999) was an English footballer who played for Colchester United.
Career
[edit]Born in Colchester, Kettle served in the Royal Air Force in Rhodesia and Italy during World War II.[1] After playing for Stanway Rovers, Chapel and Wakes Colne and Arclight Sports as a teenager, he signed for Colchester United in 1946. Remaining part-time, he played as a full-back for Colchester in the Southern League and Football League whilst continuing to work for Woods, a fan manufacturer in Colchester.
After 23 appearances in the Football League, Kettle signed for Sudbury Town in 1955. After two seasons with Sudbury he signed for Woods Athletic, where he ended his playing career.
He died in 1999.
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Southern Football League runner-up: 1949–50
- Southern Football League Cup winner: 1949–50
- Southern Football League Cup runner-up: 1947–48, 1948–49
References
[edit]- ^ "Soccer: Hero Digger was one of Colchester's greatest". Thurrock Gazette. 4 March 1999. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Southern League Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- ^ "Southern League Cup Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
External links
[edit]- Digger Kettle at Colchester United Archive Database
Categories:
- 1922 births
- Footballers from Colchester
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War II
- English men's footballers
- Stanway Rovers F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Sudbury Town F.C. players
- 1999 deaths
- Men's association football defenders
- British expatriates in Southern Rhodesia
- English expatriates in Italy
- Royal Air Force airmen
- Military personnel from Colchester
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen