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Frank Stringfellow (footballer)

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Frank Stringfellow
Personal information
Full name Frank Stringfellow[1]
Date of birth March 1888[2]
Place of birth Sutton-in-Ashfield, England
Date of death 1948 (aged 59–60)[1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1908 Ilkeston United
1908–1911 The Wednesday 20 (5)
1911 Mansfield Town
1911–1922 Portsmouth 60 (26)
1917–1918Broxburn United (guest)
1922–1923 Heart of Midlothian 42 (8)
1923–1924 Weymouth
Pontypridd
1925–1928 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 117 (30)
1929 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Stringfellow (March 1888 – 1948) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Portsmouth and The Wednesday.[1][2][3][4][5]

Personal life

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Stringfellow served as a private in the Machine Gun Corps of the British Army during the First World War.[6] He was wounded in September 1918, just under two months before the Armistice.[6]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
The Wednesday 1908–09[7] First Division 7 0 0 0 7 0
1909–10[7] 6 2 0 0 6 2
1910–11[7] 7 3 1 0 8 3
Total 20 5 1 0 21 5
Portsmouth 1920–21[8] Third Division South 37 13 1 0 38 13
1921–22[8] 23 13 2 2 25 15
Total 60 26 3 2 63 28
Heart of Midlothian 1921–22[3] Scottish First Division 12 3 4 0 16 3
1922–23[3] 30 5 2 1 32 6
Total 42 8 6 1 48 9
Career total 122 39 10 3 132 42

Honours

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Portsmouth

References

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  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 279. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ^ a b c "Frank Stringfellow – Hearts Career – from 11 Feb 1922 to 25 Apr 1923". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Player Archive". The Terras. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Stringfellow Frank Portsmouth 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Frank Stringfellow | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "F Stringfellow". www.adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Pompey By Player – Frank Stringfellow". Retrieved 17 July 2018.