| Albert Cable |
 Albert Cable was probably born in Scotland, although his place and date of birth remain unknown to us. * The forward signed for George Easton's Thistle on Thursday, 9th August, 1923, having most recently been with Forfar Athletic. He made his only appearance on Tuesday, 21st August, 1923, in a 1-0 friendly win at home to Nithsdale Wanderers. There were no goals for Albert in his one-off appearance for Thistle. His club-list included Forfar Celtic, Forfar Athletic, Partick Thistle and Nithsdale Wanderers. We don't know where or when Albert died. *
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 His father had played for Forfar Athletic and the teenage Albert followed in his footsteps, learning his trade in the juniors with Forfar Celtic in the early 1920s, and getting a chance at senior level with Second Division Forfar Athletic in 1922-23 where he transferred temporarily. Albert represented Forfarshire Juniors (see 'Gallery' tab for his line-up photo). Back with Celtic, he fared well in the Forfarshire Junior Cup final at Dens Park in the springtime of 1923, which resulted in a succesful trial being arranged at Firhill, after which Albert signed in August, 1923. Playing in his favoured left-wing role, Albert never really made it out of the reserves, and featured only once for the first-team, in a low-key Tuesday night friendly versus Nithsdale Wanderers on 21st August, 1923. Play was described as "sedate and friendly" in a match arranged as part of the recent Davie Ness transfer deal. Thistle had 2 ex-Wanderers in the team (Davie Ness and Tom Crichton). The Third Division side gave a good account of themselves but Albert Ferguson in the Thistle goal thwarted their efforts. A goal by Thistle's Frank Carlow made the difference, but a draw would have been fairer. As things turned out, that night seems to have had a bearing on Albert's career, as he signed with the Dumfries-shire side just a few months later, making 5 League appearances before the season was through. By 1924-25, Albert was back with his hometown team, signing again for Second Division Forfar Athletic. |
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