Fred Corbett
English footballer
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| Intro | English footballer | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | West Ham | |
| Death | 15 April 1924Brentford |
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Frederick 'Fred' Corbett (1 January 1881 – 15 April 1924) was a professional footballer who played for Thames Ironworks and the club's successor West Ham United, before spending three spells at Bristol Rovers punctuated by time at Bristol City and Brentford. Following his final departure from Bristol Rovers in 1911 he joined Gillingham. He was one of the first black footballers to play in the Football League.
Corbett made three appearances in the Southern League for Thames Ironworks, and played a total of 139 games for Bristol Rovers in the same competition, scoring 52 goals.