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[Hale Alty]

Included in the minute's applause at Wembley tonight played three games for Altrincham in 1967. Pretty sure the A & P Quixall scrap metal business that was on Brown St for many years was his.

[JD]

Great spot!

[TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe]

[One Foot in the Grave]

Included in the minute's applause at Wembley tonight played three games for Altrincham in 1967. Pretty sure the A & P Quixall scrap metal business that was on Brown St for many years was his.

If my memory serves me correctly, Albert started that business in partnership with the legendary Freddie Pye.

[Hale Alty]

I can rememer Pollitt & Pye scrap metal in Altrincham. They used to have adverts on at the cinema.

[Mick]

Local boy and fans favourite at Wednesday

Also legendary quiz answer for many years.....England player(s) with an "x" in their surname

[Sale Holmfield]

The Sheffield Wednesday website has an obituary of Albert Quixall, which mentions us, as well as a gallery of images.



https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2020/november/obituary---albert-quixall/
https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2020/november/gallery-albert-quixall-rip/

[B. 4D]

I was there.
Happy days

[distancetraveller]

Sorry to hear of the passing of Albert. I do have faint memories of him playing for Alty.
RIP fella.

[rorysgrandad]

My first season of watching football at Old Trafford in 1958 with the team rebuilt including Albert. The old first division was still very much a working class domain. 1/6d (7.5p) to go in the Stretford End Paddock. Just roll up, queue and go in. No prima donnas in those days. More akin to a non league atmosphere. Before the days, starting in the sixties, when hooliganism raised it’d ugly head and top level football lost its way as the game of the people. Thank goodness for Alty and thr real thing. RIP Albert.

[hsmith1]

It was len Pollitt down the bottom of Brown street,I lived at 37 Bold street and used to take my bogey down to Len so he could fixe the wheels on for us.I remember Albert Quixall getting sent off at Moss lane,the ref went to book him asked him his name and was told Donald Duck,off he went.Sorry to hear of his passing.B42 you might have bought the program off me as i used to sell them outside of the ground.

[Hale Alty]

There was definitely an A & P Quixall down the bottom of Brown  St . May well have been the same premises but later on. Pollitt and Pye used to have ads at Hale Cinema.

[hsmith1]

The building that Len pollitt used is now called the Venue Stylist and it has a sign above the door saying the old smithy

[Alty Dave]

There was definitely an A & P Quixall down the bottom of Brown  St . May well have been the same premises but later on. Pollitt and Pye used to have ads at Hale Cinema.

Yeah, I used to take my scrap to Quixalls in the 80's on Brown Street down by the bend in the road.

[JD]

The building that Len pollitt used is now called the Venue Stylist and it has a sign above the door saying the old smithy

That could be either one of us!