Played under an alias Albert Carr (1921 to 1928). Alby Why tells the story: "I commenced my footballing days at Wellington(NSW) in 1917. In 1921 he was at Redfern Oval and was asked to play third grade for the Mascot team as 'A.Carr'. Alby Why candidly admitted in 1929 upon his return from England that he was Alby Carr, while he was registering to play as Albert Why.
Representative Qualification NSW Country South Sydney First Grade Debut 1924 Rd06 v Eastern Suburbs (24y 338d) Previous Clubs Wellington (NSW) Newtown (1922) City Houses League (1923) Hudderfield (1928) Yanco/Leeton (1929) Date of Birth 2nd August 1899 (Died - 1969) South Sydney Junior Club Mascot First Grade Premiership : City Cup : Aust Championship : Tour M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts 1924 5 5 - 1 - - 3 : 6 6 - 4 - - 12 : : - - - - - - - 1925 11 11 - 3 - - 9 : 1 1 - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - - : - - - - - - - 1926 18 18 - 8 - - 24 : : : 1 1 - 1 - - 3 1927 17 17 - 8 - - 24 : : : 2 2 - 2 - - 6 1929 - - - - - - - : : : 1 1 - - - - - 1930 10 10 - 5 - - 15 : : : 3 3 - - - - - 1931 - - - - - - - TOTAL 61 61 - 25 - - 75 : 7 7 - 4 - - 12 : 1 1 - - - - - : 7 7 - 3 - - 9 SS FG 76 76 - 32 - - 96