Albert Larmour
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Andrew James Larmour | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Retired | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1972 | Linfield | 51 | (6) |
| 1972–1979 | Cardiff City | 154 | (14) |
| 1979–1982 | Torquay United | 50 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Albert Andrew James Larmour (born 27 May 1951) is a former Northern Irish professional footballer.
Early life
He was born in Donegall Road area of Belfast. Before becoming a professional footballer, Larmour worked as a welder in an aircraft factory in Belfast.[1]
Playing career
Starting his career at Linfield, he joined Cardiff City in June 1972 for £14,000, the second highest transfer fee in Ireland at the time, after manager Jimmy Scoular spotted him during a trip to watch goalkeeper Bill Irwin.[1] A year later, the 1974-75 season, he began to make an impact on the first team, scoring his first goal for the club during a 5-2 loss to Wrexham in the second leg of the Welsh Cup final. He helped Cardiff City to promotion the following year before losing his place in the 1978-79 season when Cardiff paid £65,000 to bring Hull City defender Dave Roberts to the club.[2] He joined Torquay United instead, being handed captaincy on his arrival and spending two years at the club before retiring after a car accident and became head of the academy.
References
- 1 2 "Larmour's big effect on Scoular". WalesOnline. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.