| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert James Skinner | ||
| Date of birth | 1868 | ||
| Place of birth | Burslem, England | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1886–1893 | Burslem Port Vale | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 14 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Albert James Skinner (born 1868; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as a full-back for Burslem Port Vale between 1886 and 1893.
Skinner most likely joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1886. He enjoyed regular football from October 1888 to February 1889, but was used mostly as a reserve player after this period. In total, he played 30 games for his local team: 16 league games (12 in the Football Combination and one each in the English Football League and Midland Football League), 13 friendlies, and 3 cup matches. He was allowed to leave the Athletic Ground at the end of the 1892–93 season, the first ever season of the Football League Second Division.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1886–87 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1887–88 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1888–89 | Combination | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 1890–91 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1890–91 | Midland League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1891–92 | Midland League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1892–93 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||