Salford Lads Club

Sporting legend returns to the club

One of the club’s famous footballing lads, Albert McPherson, returned today almost 50 years after his last appearance. Albert was born less than 100 yards from Salford Lads’ Club in West Dixon Street. He joined the club in 1942 and was a regular until 1954 when he became a professional footballer, firstly with Bury and then Walsall. Albert was one of a famous quartet of lads from 1951 that went on to become professional footballers. Eddie Colman with Manchester U...