Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 September 1898 | ||
Place of birth | Crewe, England | ||
Date of death | 19 February 1960 | ||
Place of death | Haslington, nr. Crewe | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1919-1920 | Nantwich | ||
1919–1920 | West Ham United | 1 | (0) |
1920–1921 | Burnley | 2 | (0) |
1921-1922 | Whitchurch | ||
1922-1923 | Rhyl | ||
1923-1924 | Nantwich | ||
Sandbach Ramblers | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frank Birchenough (born 1898) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for West Ham United and Burnley. [1] Son of former Manchester United goalkeeper Herbert Birchenough. [2]
Birchenough played non-league football with Nantwich. [2] He played a single Second Division game for West Ham United, against Nottingham Forest on 5 April 1920. [1] [3]
After a spell at Burnley, where he made two appearances as part of the First Division championship-winning squad of 1920–21, [4] he later played for Whitchurch and Rhyl before returning to Nantwich [1] and later kept goal for Sandbach Ramblers during their 1927-28 Cheshire County League campaign. [2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 September 1898 | ||
Place of birth | Crewe, England | ||
Date of death | 19 February 1960 | ||
Place of death | Haslington, nr. Crewe | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1919-1920 | Nantwich | ||
1919–1920 | West Ham United | 1 | (0) |
1920–1921 | Burnley | 2 | (0) |
1921-1922 | Whitchurch | ||
1922-1923 | Rhyl | ||
1923-1924 | Nantwich | ||
Sandbach Ramblers | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frank Birchenough (born 1898) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for West Ham United and Burnley. [1] Son of former Manchester United goalkeeper Herbert Birchenough. [2]
Birchenough played non-league football with Nantwich. [2] He played a single Second Division game for West Ham United, against Nottingham Forest on 5 April 1920. [1] [3]
After a spell at Burnley, where he made two appearances as part of the First Division championship-winning squad of 1920–21, [4] he later played for Whitchurch and Rhyl before returning to Nantwich [1] and later kept goal for Sandbach Ramblers during their 1927-28 Cheshire County League campaign. [2]