Bert Flatley

Bert Flatley

Personal information
Full name	Albert Austin Flatley
Date of birth	(1919-09-05)5 September 1919
Place of birth	Bradford, England
Date of death
Place of death	Yeadon, West Yorkshire, England
Position(s)	Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1937–1938	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	(0)
1938–1939	York City	4	(0)
1939–1944	Port Vale	2	(0)
1944–1946	Bradford	0	(0)
1946–1948	Bury	0	(0)
1948–1950	Alessandria
1950–1952	Workington	8	(0)
Total		14+	(0+)
Managerial career
1948–1950	Alessandria
1950–1952	Workington
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Austin "'Bert" Flatley (5 September 1919 – 9 April 1987) was an English footballer and football manager. An inside-forward, he was signed to Wolverhampton Wanderers, York City, Port Vale, Bradford, and Bury in the periods immediately before and after World War II. He then turned to coaching with Italian club Alessandria, before spending two years in charge at Workington from 1950 to 1952.

Football career

Flatley was on the books of Wolverhampton Wanderers, before joining York City. His stay at Bootham Crescent was brief, as he played four Third Division North games for the "Minstermen" in the 1938–39 season. He joined Port Vale in June 1939, playing the opening two Third Division South games of the 1939–40 season before World War II stopped all professional football in England. During wartime he guested for Bradford Park Avenue, Bradford City and Halifax Town, before joining Bradford Park Avenue on a permanent basis in July 1944. After this he continued guesting for Halifax and later Hartlepool United. In December 1946, he transferred to Norman Bullock's Bury, though he never made his Second Division debut at Gigg Lane.

He played in Italy for Alessandria Calcio between 1948 and 1950, and also coached alongside Carlo Carcano, before returning to England as player-manager of non-league Workington in August 1950. At the end of the 1951–52 season, Workington were elected to the Football League. However Flatley resigned just after they had been re-elected and the club went on to finish bottom of the league.