Bert Paddington

Albert Hillman Paddington (30 June 1881 – 3 April 1932) was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back for Southampton and Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1900s. During his career he was always known as "Paddy".

At the "Saints", Paddington spent most of his career in the reserves, where he was appointed captain soon after joining the club.

In the following season, Paddington made his first League appearance for nearly a year when, on Saturday 1 February, he replaced Bert Lee, who had been injured three days earlier with a "nasty kick to the head"

Paddington was in and out of the first-team for the rest of the season, making a further six league appearances as cover for Lee or Samuel Meston (at right-half), but was not selected again in the FA Cup as the Saints reached the cup final for the second time in three seasons. After making only three appearances in 1902–03, Paddington left the club in the 1903 close-season, and moved along the south coast to join Brighton & Hove Albion.

After one season in the Southern League with Brighton in which he made regular appearances in a season when Brighton struggled to avoid finishing at the bottom of the table, Paddington returned to Hampshire to re-join Eastleigh Athletic in September 1904.