Albert Larmour

Albert Larmour
Personal information
Full name Albert Andrew James Larmour
Date of birth (1951-05-27) 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)

* 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. 1 2 "Larmour's big effect on Scoular". WalesOnline. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.


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