Alfred Wilkes

Alfred Wilkes was a French footballer who played as a defender for Le Havre AC at the turn of the 20th century. His brother Charles also played football for Le Havre, and was a French international.

Early life Wilkes was born in Le Havre, as the eldest son of Edwin Villers Wilkes, an Englishman who settled in that port city after founding a company responsible for loading and unloading the many ships that operated in the Southampton-Le Havre shipping line.

On 19 February 1899, he started as a defender alongside his brother Charles (midfielder) in the semifinals of the 1899 USFSA Football Championship against Iris Club Lillois at the Parc des Princes, which only lasted 45 minutes due to organizational problems (0–0), and following the withdrawals of Lillois and then Club Français in the final, Le Havre was proclaimed the French champions, becoming the first club to do so without having played a single game. On 29 April 1900, the Wilkes brothers started in the final of the 1900 Challenge International du Nord against Club Français in Tourcoing, and even though one of the Wilkes left the field due to injury, Le Havre still won 3–2 after extra-time. The following week, on 6 May, both of them started in the 1900 USFSA Football Championship final against Club Français, helping their side to a 1–0 victory, thus achieving their third consecutive victory in finals, all against Club Français.

The following year, on 14 April, the Wilkes brothers started in the replay of the final of the 1901 USFSA Championship against Standard AC, which ended in a 6–1 loss. Le Havre was also a semifinalist in 1902 and 1903.

Honours Le Havre AC Coupe Manier: Runner-up (1): 1897 USFSA Football Championship Champions (2): 1899 and 1900 Runner-up (1): 1901 Challenge International du Nord: Champions (1): 1900