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