Frank Green (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frank Green | ||
Date of birth | 1905[1] | ||
Place of birth | England | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Blyth Spartans | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Frickley Colliery | 2 | (8) | |
1927–? | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Crewe Alexandra | |||
?–1931 | Peterborough United | (38[1]) | |
1931–? | Barnsley | ||
Racing Club de Calais | |||
?–1938 | Northwich Victoria | ||
1938–? | South Kirkby | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frank Green (born 1905) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Barnsley and South Kirkby.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Green began his football career at Blyth Spartans[3] before moving to Frickley Colliery, where after just three weeks[3] and scoring eight goals in two Midland League games he was bought by Wolverhampton Wanderers for £500, a then record for Frickley.[4] At Wolves Green scored on his debut[5] against Notts County[6] but after three seasons he joined Peterborough United,[1] then Crewe Alexandra, where he spent two seasons.[4] Next he moved to France to join Calais, before returning to England after one season.[4] Towards the end of his playing career he moved to Northwich Victoria, where he spent almost three seasons, before moving to South Kirkby as player-coach in September 1938.[4]
Family
[edit]Frank Green was the brother of John Pirt Green, a footballer for Blyth Spartans who had also had trials with Wolves.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Newcomer to Barnsley". Leeds Mercury. 11 June 1931. p. 9.
- ^ "South Kirkby Colliery (Almost) Complete History". Matthew Thomas. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ a b "An Ex Spartan". Shields Daily News. 12 November 1927. p. 6.
- ^ a b c d "South Kirkby Capture". Sheffield Independent. 16 September 1938. p. 8.
- ^ "Green's Debut". Shields Daily News. 14 November 1927. p. 6.
- ^ "Nott's As You Were". Nottingham Evening Post. 10 November 1927. p. 8.
- ^ "Blyth's New Half back". Shields Daily News. 13 September 1932. p. 6.
- 1905 births
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- English Football League players
- South Kirkby Colliery F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Northwich Victoria F.C. players
- Footballers from Yorkshire
- English football forward, 1900s birth stubs