Albert Quixall, was an English football player who played as an inside-forward. Quixall started his career with Sheffield Wednesday, signing as an amateur in 1948 and turning professional in 1950. He made his debut in February 1951 as a 17-year-old centre forward and went on to play almost 250 League games, scoring 66 League and Cup goals with the Owls. He was in his prime with Sheffield Wednesday, and gained much media attention, becoming the Golden Boy of British football. Quixall joined Manchester United in September 1958 for a then British record fee of �45,000, one of Matt Busby's key recruits in building a new team in the aftermath of the Munich air disaster, which had killed eight players and ended the careers of two others on 6 February that year. After seven games without a win for United, Quixall eventually helped the team go on a run of only two losses in 23 matches to end the season as runners-up in the First Division. Quixall's only medal with the club was the 1963 FA Cup. Altogether, he scored 56 goals in 184 games for the Reds. Along with Johnny Giles and David Herd, he was dropped after Everton thrashed United 4?0 in the 1963 FA Charity Shield. 

August 9th, 1933 in Sheffield  /  Died:   Nov 12th, 2020