Frank Green (footballer)

Frank Green (born 1905) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Barnsley and South Kirkby.[2]

Frank Green
Personal information
Full name Frank Green
Date of birth 1905[1]
Place of birth England
Playing 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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

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

Frank Green was the brother of John Pirt Green, a footballer for Blyth Spartans who had also had trials with Wolves.[7]

References
  1. "Newcomer to Barnsley". Leeds Mercury. 11 June 1931. p. 9.
  2. "South Kirkby Colliery (Almost) Complete History". Matthew Thomas. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. "An Ex Spartan". Shields Daily News. 12 November 1927. p. 6.
  4. "South Kirkby Capture". Sheffield Independent. 16 September 1938. p. 8.
  5. "Green's Debut". Shields Daily News. 14 November 1927. p. 6.
  6. "Nott's As You Were". Nottingham Evening Post. 10 November 1927. p. 8.
  7. "Blyth's New Half Back". Shields Daily News. 13 September 1932. p. 6.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.