Abe Rosenthal

This article is about the English footballer. For the New York Times editor, see A. M. Rosenthal.

Abram Wallace Rosenthal (12 October 1921 – February 1986), also known as Abraham Rosenthal, was an English professional footballer who played as a striker. Rosenthal was Jewish.^[2]

Abe Rosenthal

Personal information
Full name	Abram Wallace Rosenthal[1]
Date of birth	(1921-10-12)12 October 1921
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Date of death	February 1986 (aged 64)
Place of death	Liverpool, England
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Prescot Cables
1936–1939	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1939–1947	Tranmere Rovers	27	(8)
1947–1949	Bradford City	44	(11)
1949	Oldham Athletic	0	(0)
1949–1952	Tranmere Rovers	69	(24)
1952–1954	Bradford City	63	(32)
1954–1955	Tranmere Rovers	21	(3)
1955–1956	Bradford City	1	(0)
Total		225	(78)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Liverpool, Rosenthal was an amateur at Prescot Cables,^[3] and hometown club Liverpool,^[4] before turning professional in 1939 with Tranmere Rovers. Rosenthal spent three spells with Tranmere, and also spent three spells at Bradford City. Rosenthal made a total of 225 appearances in the Football League, scoring 78 goals.^[5] He also played for Oldham Athletic.^[1]

He died in February 1986, aged 64, having collapsed at his home in Woolton, Liverpool, after chasing two intruders from his house.^[6]