Bert Abbott

Bert Abbott
Personal information
Full name	Herbert Wood Abbott
Date of birth	1875
Place of birth	Bromham, England or Devizes, Wiltshire
Date of death	22 October 1911 (aged 35–36)
Place of death	Gibraltar
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Ruddington
1894–1897	Nottingham Forest
1897-1899	Sheppey United
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert Wood Abbott (1875 – 22 October 1911) was an English footballer who played at centre half in the Football League for Nottingham Forest.^[1]^[2]^[3] He was born in Devizes, Wiltshire in Q4 1875.

Bert Abbott played for Ruddington prior to playing for Nottingham Forest.^[4] He made his league debut for Forest on 1 January 1895 in the 0–0 draw away at Blackburn Rovers.^[3]

Abbott mainly played for the Nottingham Forest Reserve team.^[5]

After his time at Forest, in 1897 Abbott moved to Sheppey United on the Isle of Sheppey.

Death

After his football career, Abbott became an Artificer serving in the Royal Navy. He died whilst diving from the yard-arm of the floating barrack HMS Calcutta on 22 October 1911 in Gibraltar. He was stunned on contact with the water and drowned. He was 35 years old.^[5]^[6]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		United Counties League		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nottingham Forest^[3]	1894-95	First Division	3	0	0	0	3	0	6	0
	1895-96	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1896-97	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	2	0	8	0
Career total			5	0	0	0	2	0	8	0

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bert Abbott at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
^ "Nottingham General". Nottingham Evening Post. 8 September 1894. p. 2 ].
^ ^a ^b "FOOTBALL PARS". Leicester Daily Mercury. 25 October 1911. p. 7 ].
^ "Dockyard Fitter's Fatal Dive". Western Morning News. 30 October 1911. p. 7 ].

[ENFA-1] Bert Abbott at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[2] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.

[Nottingham_Forest_The_Official_Statistical_History-3] Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.

[NEP_8Sep_1894_P2-4] "Nottingham General". Nottingham Evening Post. 8 September 1894. p. 2 ].

[Leicester_Mercury-5] "FOOTBALL PARS". Leicester Daily Mercury. 25 October 1911. p. 7 ].

[6] "Dockyard Fitter's Fatal Dive". Western Morning News. 30 October 1911. p. 7 ].

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