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Redfern
Froggatt |
Sheffield
Wednesday FC
4 appearances,
2 goals
P 4 W
3 D 1 L 0 F 18:
A
7
88% successful
1950-53
captain: none
minutes played: 360 |
 |
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Timeline |
| |
Redfern Froggatt |
|
Birth |
23 August 1924 in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire [registered in
Ecclesall Bierlow, September 1924]. |
|
Marriage |
to Sheila M. Kinman
[registered in Sheffield, June 1951]. |
|
Death |
26 December
2003 at 18 Blackbrook Avenue in Sheffield,
aged
79 years 125 days
[registered in Sheffield, December 2003]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Bgan his
footballing career at Sheffield
YMCA, before joining Sheffield Wednesday FC as an amateur, before signing
professional forms in July 1942. He did not break into the side until
1945, and made 434 league appearances, scoring 140 goals,
up until 1962. This was despite him asking for a transfer on 31 December
1953, and rivals Sheffield United FC attempting to buy him, their offer
being rejected on 3 February 1954. Later, Redfern refused to join
Doncaster Rovers FC on 22 January 1960. Froggatt joined Stalybridge Celtic
FC in May 1962. |
|
Club honours |
Football League Division Two
runners-up 1949-50, winners 1951-52, 1955-56, 1958-59; |
|
Individual honours |
Football
League (one appearance) |
|
Distinctions |
Son of Frank
Froggatt (Sheffield Wednesday FC & Notts County FC centre-half) |
|
Height/Weight |
5'
11", 11st.
1lb [1950]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
718th
player to appear for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Inside-forward |
|
First match |
No. 274, 12 November 1952, England 5 Wales 2, a
British Championship match at the Empire Stadium, Wembley Park, London, aged
28 years
81 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 280, 8 June 1953, USA 3 England 6, a
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation celebration match at Yankee Stadium, Bronx,
New York, aged 28 years 289 days. |
|
Major tournaments |
World Cup
Finals 1950 (provisional squad);
British Championship
1952-53. |
|
Team honours |
British
Championship shared 1952-53. |
|
Individual honours |
England B
(one appearance, one goal, 1950) |
|
Distinctions |
Cousin of
Jack Froggatt |
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Beyond England |
|
After retiring, worked as a
representative for a fuel oil firm. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.103. |
|
Redfern Froggatt - Career Statistics |
|
Parties |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
|
5 |
4 |
2 |
360 |
2 |
180
min |
0 |
none |
none |
|
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
|
Redfern Froggatt
- Match Record - All Matches -
By Colour of Shirt |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home - White |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
4 |
+8 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.333 |
83.3 |
+2 |
|
Away - Red |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
6.00 |
3.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
7 |
+11 |
0 |
1 |
4.50 |
0.875 |
87.5 |
+3 |
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Redfern Froggatt
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
3.50 |
2.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
| Friendly |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
+8 |
0 |
1 |
4.50 |
1.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
| All |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
7 |
+11 |
0 |
1 |
4.50 |
0.875 |
87.5 |
+3 |
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Redfern Froggatt
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1952-53 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
3.50 |
2.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
|
BC
All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
3.50 |
2.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
|
All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
3.50 |
2.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
|
All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
3.50 |
2.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Match History
|
Club:
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. -
four full appearances (360 min), 2 goals |
manager: Walter
Winterbottom - four full appearances (360 min),
2 goalsx
|
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Age 25 |
|
1 |
b |
18 January 1950 - England 5 Switzerland
0,
Hillsborough, Sheffield |
Fr |
HW |
Start
|
8 |
|
b |
22 February 1950 - England 1 Netherlands A 0, St
James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Fr |
HW |
withdrew injured |
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b |
11 May 1950 - Italy 5 England 0,
Stadio San Siro, Milano |
tour |
AL |
squad member |
|
254 |
14 May 1950 - Portugal 3 England 5,
Estadio Nacional,
Lisboa |
AW |
unused sub |
|
b |
17 May 1950 - Netherlands A 3 England 0,
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
AL |
squad member |
|
255 |
18 May 1950 - Belgium 1 England 4,
Stade
du Heysel, Bruxelles |
AW |
unused sub |
|
b |
21 May 1950 - Luxembourg 1 England 2, Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzeburg |
AW |
withdrawn
squad member |
|
England's selectors
announced
on May 9, two squads (A and B) of 14 players each, for two separate
tours. Of the 28 names, twelve did not make it to the final World Cup
squad, including Redfern Froggatt. |
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Age 28 |
|
1 |
274 |
12 November 1952 - England 5 Wales 2,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HW |
Start |
8 |
|
2 |
275 |
26
November 1952 - England 5 Belgium 0,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
Start
60 |
10 |
|
3 |
276 |
18 April 1953 - England 2 Scotland 2,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HD |
Start |
10 |
|
u/o |
14 May 1953 - Buenos Aires XI 3 FA XI 1, Estadio Monumental,
Buenos Aires
|
tour |
AL |
Start |
10 |
|
277 |
17 May 1953 - Argentina 0 England 0,
Estadio Monumental,
Buenos Aires -
abandoned after 36 minutes |
AD
ab |
unused sub |
|
278 |
24
May 1953 - Chile 1 England 2,
Estadio Nacional
de Chile,
Santiago |
AW |
unused sub |
|
279 |
31 May 1953 - Uruguay 2 England 1, Estadio Centenario, Montevideo |
AL |
squad member |
|
4 |
280 |
8
June 1953 - USA 3 England 6,
Yankee Stadium, New York |
AW |
Start
|
8 |
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