Alf Fields

Alf Fields BEM (15 November 1918 – 14 November 2011) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half.

Alf Fields

Personal information
Date of birth	15 November 1918
Place of birth	Canning Town, England
Date of death	14 November 2011(2011-11-14) (aged 92)
Place of death	England
Position(s)	Centre half
Youth career
1936–1939	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1939–1952	Arsenal	19	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Fields signed with Arsenal in 1936, turned professional in 1937, and made his debut in 1939.^[1] Between then and 1952, Fields made a total of 19 appearances in the Football League.^[2] Arsenal won the old First Division in 1947–48, but he only made six league appearances all season.^[3] After retiring as a player, Fields spent time as a coach at Arsenal, before eventually retiring in November 1983.^[1]

Fields played himself in the 1939 film The Arsenal Stadium Mystery.^[4]

During World War II, Fields served in North Africa and Italy, earning the British Empire Medal.^[5]

As the time of his death, Fields was Arsenal's oldest surviving player.^[6] He died on 14 November 2011, one day before his 93rd birthday.^[7]