Albert Quixall

Albert Quixall

Albert Quixall was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-forward. He played almost 250 league games for Sheffield Wednesday, scoring 66 goals. He joined Manchester United in 1958 for a then British record fee of £45,000. In retirement he lived in Greater Manchester and ran a scrap metal firm.

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Summary Albert QuixallAlbert Quixall was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-forward. He played almost 250 league games for Sheffield Wednesday, scoring 66 goals. He joined Manchester United in 1958 for a then British record fee of £45,000. He scored 56 goals in 184 games for the Red Devils, winning the 1963 FA Cup. He was capped five times for England between 1953 and 1955. He ended his football career at Oldham Athletic and Stockport County.

In retirement he lived in Greater Manchester and ran a scrap metal firm. He died at the age of 87 on 12 November 2020, Quix all was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, on 9 August 1933, and died in Manchester, Greater Manchester, on 11 November 2018. He is buried at the Hillsborough Memorial Park in Sheffield.