Coaching Career
All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Albert Why
- Born
- Wednesday, 2nd August, 1899
- Died
- Monday, 29th December, 1969 (Aged 70 years and 149 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Jack Why
Biography
Former Newtown centre who was equally at home in the forwards also played in Souths’ wins against University and St George in the 1926-27 finals. Carr played for Huddersfield in England with team-mate Sid Harris the following year but suffered an injury early in his English career. He refused to have a knee operation and secretly returned to Australia by boat to the relative obscurity of player-coach in country NSW.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Additional Notes
Alby Why played under the name Albert Carr / Alby Carr for most of his career after agreeing to play under the name in a third grade game with Mascot in 1921. He made first grade under the name and decided to keep it. He then went to England and played his career there under the assumed name. It wasn't until he returned home and he wanted to play under his actual name that the whole story came out.
Coaching Career Statistics
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| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | Matches | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Carnival | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 100.00% | List | |||||||
| NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) | - | 48 | 18 | 29 | 1 | 37.50% | List | |||||||
| Overall | Comp Wins | Matches | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| First Class | 48 | 18 | 29 | 1 | 37.50% | List | ||||||||
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | Games | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| CanterburyCanterbury | 19501950 NSWRFL | 18 | 9 | 9 | - | 50.00% | List | |||||||
| CanterburyCanterbury | 19511951 NSWRFL | 12 | 4 | 8 | - | 33.33% | List | |||||||
| CanterburyCanterbury | 19521952 NSWRFL | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 27.78% | List | |||||||
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| Canterbury | 1950-52 | 48 | 18 | 29 | 1 | 37.50% | List | |||||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin, Tony McCarron, Max Turner, Tim Costello
Your Say
31 May 2024 10:12pm
My grandfather (Roy Carr) brother was Albert Carr. His friend was Albert Why. Albert Why didn't have enough money to pay for registration to play and Albert Carr said don't worry play under my name (registration).
10 Feb 2026 11:15pm
Alby Why (Carr) was my great grandfather and was an indigenous man. We think that may be a reason for the name change too. There was a lot of prejudice around back then.
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