Full Name:
Alfred John Kirchen
Born:
28th April 1913, Shouldham, Norfolk
Died: 18th August 1999, aged 86 England Career:
1937
Positions:
Outside Right
Clubs (and caps):
Arsenal (3)
FA Legacy Number:
633
Career Summary:
Alf Kirchen (28th April 1913 - 18th August 1999) was an international footballer who represented England 3 times scoring 2 goals. His first cap was against Norway on 14th May 1937 at 24 years old, and his last was vs Finland on 20th May 1937 aged 24. Kirchen, born on 28th April 1913, in Shouldham, Norfolk, has a FA Legacy Number of 633 and played as a Outside Right for his country.
England Career Statistics
Debut: v Norway (FR) on 14th May 1937 aged 24 years, 0 months, 16 days Last Cap: v Finland (FR) on 20th May 1937 aged 24 years, 0 months, 22 days First Goal: v Norway (FR) on 14th May 1937 aged 24 years, 0 months, 16 days Career Length: 6 days Starts: 3
Substitute: 0
Withdrawn: 0
Full Games: 3
England Match Statistics
Friendly FR
3
2
0
0
0
Competitive
0
0
0
0
0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
8 sources from 3 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
FIN, 8 - 0, 20th May 1937 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 3. Age: 24 years, 0 months, 22 days.
SWE, 4 - 0, 17th May 1937 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 2. Age: 24 years, 0 months, 19 days.
NOR, 6 - 0, 14th May 1937 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 1. Age: 24 years, 0 months, 16 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.