Robert Frith
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert William Frith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Hassop, England | ||
| Date of death | 1939 (aged 46–47)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1908 | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
| 1909 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 1911 | Derby County | 1 | (0) |
| 1913–1915 | Luton Town | 59 | (0) |
| 1919 | South Shields | 19 | (1) |
| 1919–1920 | Rotherham County | 21 | (0) |
| Mansfield Town | |||
| Mid Rhondda United | |||
| 1924 | Rochdale | ||
| International career | |||
| Western League XI | 1 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert William Frith (1892–1939) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back in the Football League for Rotherham County, South Shields and Derby County.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Frith was married with two children and at one time worked as a furnace man in Sheffield.[3] On 16 December 1914, four months after the outbreak of the First World War, Frith enlisted in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.[3] He had two toes amputated in May 1915 and was transferred to the regiment's 27th (Reserve) Battalion in November 1915.[3][4] Frith was released from the army during the following month to work in a munitions factory in Sheffield.[3] He was posted to the Middlesex Regiment Depot in Aldershot in March 1916 and was discharged from the army in January 1919.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derby County | 1910–11[5] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luton Town | 1913–14[6] | Southern League Second Division | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1914–15[6] | Southern League First Division | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 1 | |
| Total | 59 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 66 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 67 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 104. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "League clubs and their players for the coming season. Rochdale". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
- ^ a b c d e "Private Robert William Frith | Great War Stories". www.worldwar1luton.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "Luton Town's Footballers Disperse". Luton News. 13 May 1915. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Robert William Frith". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Robert Frith". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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