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Frank Simon
English footballer
For the British architect, see Frank Worthington Simon.
Francis Wilfred Simon (1899–1956) was an English footballer who played for Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra, and Port Vale.
Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francis Wilfred Simon[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1899[1] | ||
Place of birth | Crewe, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 1956 (aged 56–57) | ||
Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1919 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
1919 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | (0) |
1920–1922 | Port Vale | 10 | (1) |
1922–19?? | Winsford United | ||
1932–1934 | Nantwich | (5) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Simon played for Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra, before joining Port Vale in July 1920.[1] He played three Second Division games in the 1920–21 season and then seven games in the 1921–22 season.[1] He scored his first goal for the club on Christmas Eve 1921, in a 3–2 defeat to Barnsley at Oakwell.[1] He was released from The Old Recreation Ground in the summer of 1922.[1] Nicknamed Doffey, he served Winsford United for many seasons before captaining Nantwich to Cheshire Senior Cup success in 1933.[3]
Nantwich
- Cheshire Senior Cup: 1933[3]
Source:[4]
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Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Manchester City | 1919–20 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Port Vale | 1920–21 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1921–22 | Second Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
Close
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 266. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- "Football's advent. Port Vale". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
- Chatwin, Michael (2009). Proud to be the Dabbers. Empire. ISBN 978-0956306807.
- Frank Simon at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)