Biography
Alf Jordan was an Irish right half who joined the Tigers in June 1924. A regular for City’s Reserves side for two seasons, Jordan made two first team starts at right half in September 1924 which were followed by a May 1925 start at inside right on the last day of the season. He added another five starts in December 1925 before making his final appearance at the end of the 1925/26 season. Alf was handed a free transfer in May 1926.
Alfred Ralph “Alf” Jordan was born in Lisburn, County Antrim in Ireland. As a young man he came into football with Belfast United in the years immediately after World War One before switching to Irish Intermediate League side Willowfield in August 1922. He showed sufficient form in the 1922/23 season to encourage English Division Two side Stoke to sign him on professional terms in September 1923. Alf principally played Reserves team football for the Potters but did make 2 senior appearances for the club, both against The Wednesday in December 1923. He left Stoke in June 1924 to join the Tigers.
In May 1926 Jordan joined Division Three South side Bristol Rovers, he again served the Reserves side but did not make a first team appearance for the Gas. Jordan got married in Hull in November 1926, nevertheless he returned to Ireland in the 1927 close season and played for League of Ireland side Dundalk for two seasons. In May 1929 he switched to Irish League side Newry Town, where he played for one season before hanging up his boots.
After football Jordan returned to Hull and from 1932 he helped his younger brother David Jordan make his way as a Hull City player. By 1939 Alf was working as a boiler maker and living off Beverley Road near Stepney railway station, later in life he moved to Inglemire Lane near what is now the Hull University campus. He collapsed and died in April 1962 while at work at the Cook, Welton and Gemmell shipyard in Grovehill, Beverley.
Details
Nationality: Ireland
Date/Place of Birth: 1 December 1900, Lisburn
Hull City First Game: 13 September 1924, Crystal Palace A (Division Two), 23 years, 287 days old
Hull City Final Game: 1 May 1926, Wolverhampton Wanderers A (Division Two), 25 years, 151 days old
Clubs
Belfast United (1920-1922), Willowfield (1922-1923), Stoke City (1923-1924), Hull City (1924-1926), Bristol Rovers (1926-1927), Dundalk (1927-1929), Newry (1929-1930)
Hull City Record
Career: 9 apps, 0 goals
Alf Jordan| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924/25 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1925/26 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |