- Alfred Homer
Infobox Football biography
playername = Alfred Homer
fullname = Alfred Homer
dateofbirth =
cityofbirth =Birmingham
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
manageryears = 1899-1920
managerclubs = Bristol RoversAlfred Homer, Jr. (born in
Birmingham ,England ) was an English professional football manager.Homer became Bristol Rovers' first full-time manager-secretary in 1899, a job he held for twenty-one years until 1920. Prior to this he was assistant secretary of Aston Villa.
Homer's father, also called Alfred Homer, founded the Vulcan Brewery in
Aston , Birmingham, in 1878. The business was later sold in 1899 toMitchells & Butlers , before the brewery site was sold toHP Foods for anHP Sauce factory. [cite web |url=http://www.midlandspubs.co.uk/breweries/birmingham.htm |title=Birmingham Breweries |accessdate=2007-12-12 |author=Kieron McMahon |year=2007 |publisher=MidlandsPubs.co.uk ]References
*cite book |last=Byrne |first=Stephen |coauthors=Jay, Mike |title=Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003 |year=2003 |publisher=Tempus |location=Stroud |isbn=0-7524-2717-2
External links
*Soccerbase (manager)|id=60
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