Fred Furniss

Fred Furniss
Personal information
Full name Frederick Furniss
Date of birth (1922-07-10)10 July 1922
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Date of death 10 April 2017(2017-04-10) (aged 94)
Playing position Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1955 Sheffield United 279 (14)
1955 Chesterfield 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Frederick Furniss (10 July 1922 – 10 April 2017) was an English footballer who played in the position of full-back for Sheffield United.

Playing career

Furniss started his career with Hallam, and was given his chance to play for United in Wartime (1941), along with Albert Nightingale, in a 3-3 draw against Everton at Goodison Park during an air-raid.[1]

He signed his first professional contract with the club in 1946 once the football league was re-established after the war,[2] and he established himself in the Blades defence, along with fellow full-back Eddie Shimwell.

He was very fast and difficult to outwit, and played in every match in the United team that won the Second Division in 1952-53. Furniss was the Blades recognised penalty taker in his time at the Lane and never missed a penalty for the Blades.[2]

He made 433 appearances in all competitions for the club, scoring 18 goals.[2] He also total he played 279 league matches for Sheffield United between 1945-1954 scoring 14 goals. In 1955, he joined Chesterfield, but never played a match for that club.

Furniss, who was a member of the Senior Blades and was also a season-ticket holder, is featured on the Wall of Fame in at the Legends of the Lane facility at Bramall Lane. He was also a keen crown green bowler.[2]

Furniss died on 10 April 2017.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Fred Furniss". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Legends Of The Lane". Sheffield United F.C. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  3. ↑ Hall, Danny (10 April 2017). "Sheffield United legend Fred Furniss passes away, aged 94". The Star. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
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