Bert Scriven

Herbert Richard Scriven (2 February 1908 – 2001)[1] was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Southampton in the 1930s.

Bert Scriven
Personal information
Full name Herbert Richard Scriven
Date of birth (1908-02-02)2 February 1908
Place of birth Winsor, Hampshire, England
Date of death 2001 (aged 92–93)
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Andover
Totton
1929–1937 Southampton 225 (0)
1938–1939 Salisbury City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Scriven was born in Winsor on the edge of the New Forest and started his football career with local non-league sides Andover and Totton before he joined Southampton in December 1929.[2]

He made his first-team debut when he took over from the veteran Willie White for the fourth match of the 1930–31 Second Division season on 8 September 1930, a 2–1 defeat at Oldham Athletic.[3] Scriven soon became established as first-choice goalkeeper although he lost his place to White for the last eight matches of the season. White retained the No. 1 shirt for the first seven matches of the following season, before Scriven claimed it back in September 1931.[4] From then on, Scriven rarely missed a match over the next two and a half years until February 1934 when manager George Kay replaced him with the 20-year-old Billy Light.[5] Scriven was recalled when Light displaced his left knee cap in a collision after only four matches, and retained the goalkeeper's shirt until March 1935 when, after a run of eight matches without a victory, Kay once again replaced him with Light.[6]

In March 1936, Light was sold to West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £2,000 to help reduce the club's debts,[7] and Scriven was once again recalled to the side. He retained his place as first-choice custodian until he retired in the summer of 1937.[2] In his seven seasons with the Saints, Scriven made a total of 233 first-team appearances.[2]

Later life

Following his retirement, Scriven became the licensee at the Bear and Ragged Staff pub at Michelmersh, near Romsey. During this time, he made a few appearances for Salisbury City.[2]

After World War II, he moved to a farm near Marlow where he was still living in 1992.[2]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 233. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 298. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  3. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 85. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
  4. Saints – A complete record. p. 87.
  5. Saints – A complete record. p. 91.
  6. Saints – A complete record. p. 93.
  7. The Alphabet of the Saints. p. 210.

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