Alf Ackerman

Alf Ackerman
Personal information
Full name	Alfred Arthur Eric Ackerman
Date of birth	5 January 1929
Place of birth	Pretoria, South Africa
Date of death	10 July 1988 (aged 59)
Place of death	Dunnottan, South Africa
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Pretoria Municipals
1947–1950	Clyde
1950–1951	Hull City
1951–1953	Norwich City
1953–1955	Hull City
1955–1956	Derby County
1956–1959	Carlisle United
1959–1961	Millwall
1961–1966	Dartford
Total
Managerial career
1961–1966	Dartford
1969–1974	Gravesend & Northfleet
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Arthur Eric Ackerman (5 January 1929 – 10 July 1988) was a South African professional footballer. Born in Pretoria, Ackerman spent the majority of his career in Scotland and England, playing with Clyde, Hull City, Norwich City, Derby County, Carlisle United and Millwall. He was selected to play for the Third Division North side against the South in April 1957. After retiring as a player in 1961, Ackerman became player-manager of Dartford, and later manager of Gravesend & Northfleet.^[2] He died in Dunottan at the age of 59.^[3]

Ackerman finished as the top goal scorer in the Transvaal League in South Africa for two consecutive seasons before signing for Clyde.^[4]

He was one of three South African footballers to play for Hull City in the 1950s, the others being Norman Nielson and Neil Cubie.^[5]

He scored 37 goals for Carlisle United in season 1957–58.^[6]

Career statistics

Club	Season	Division	League		National Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Clyde	1947–48^[7]	Scottish Division A	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
	1948–49^[8]		10	7	0	0	4	1	14	8
	1949–50^[9]		21	12	1	1	6	1	28	14
	Total		33	20	1	1	10	2	44	23
Hull City	1950–51^[10]	English Division Two	34	21	3	0	0	0	37	21
	1953–54^[10]		29	18	7	2	0	0	36	20
	1954–55^[10]		29	11	1	0	0	0	30	11
	Total		82	50	11	2	0	0	91	52
Career Total			115	70	12	3	10	2	137	75

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