| Albert Bickford | |
| Fullname: | Albert Bartlett Bickford |
| Birth Date: | 24 August 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Flemington, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Croydon |
| Originalteam: | Essendon Association |
| Statsend: | 1909 |
| Years1: | 1906–1907 |
| Club1: | Carlton |
| Games Goals1: | 2 (0) |
| Years2: | 1908–1909 |
| Club2: | Melbourne |
| Games Goals2: | 9 (0) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 11 (0) |
| Umpireyears1: | 1921 |
| Umpireleague1: | VFL |
| Umpirerole1: | Boundary umpire |
| Umpiregames1: | 1 |
Albert Bartlett Bickford (24 August 1887 – 23 December 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Originally from Essendon Association, Bickford made one appearance for Carlton in each of the 1906 and 1907 seasons, both premiership years.[2] [3] He then transferred to Melbourne and played eight games in the 1908 VFL season, followed by a single appearance in 1909.[3]
Bickford is the brother of Carlton and Essendon footballer Edric Bickford, brother-in-law of former Carlton captain Rod McGregor and uncle of Melbourne premiership player George Bickford.[4]
Bickford was appointed to the VFL list of field umpires in 1921. In round one that season, as a boundary umpire, he made his only appearance in a VFL match - Richmond versus Carlton - earning Heritage Number 129. Between 1921 and 1929 he umpired 120 country matches as a field umpire including the 1926 Heathcote District Football Association Grand Final.[5] [6]