Frank Latimer

A defender, Latimer was signed by Brentford in November 1945 from non-League club Snowdown Colliery Welfare.[1] He played in the reserve team during the 1945–46 and 1946–47 seasons and made his professional debut at the end of the latter campaign, in a 1–0 defeat to Arsenal at Griffin Park on 26 May 1947, which condemned the Bees to relegation from the First Division.[2] Latimer began the 1947–48 Second Division season as a first choice at the back, but was dropped in December 1947 and failed to appear again until September 1949, when he regained his place in the team.[2] Latimer found himself dropped again in January 1951 and failed to appear for over a year, before managing five appearances in the second half of the 1951–52 season.[2]

Latimer made 33 appearances during the 1952–53 season and was pressed into service as an inside left during the latter part of the campaign.[3] He scored his only goals for the club within the space of a week in March 1953, with two in a 3–2 win over Leicester City and a consolation in a 4–1 defeat to West Ham United.[2] Latimer made a career-high 39 appearances during the 1953–54 season, playing left back in a disastrous campaign which ended with relegation to the Third Division South.[2] Latimer played on until the end of the 1955–56 season and played the final 10 games of the season as a centre half, with his final appearance for the club coming in a 2–2 draw with Walsall on 31 March 1956.[2] He made 186 appearances and scored three goals during his decade as a first team player with the Bees.[3]

In 1956, Latimer dropped into non-League football and joined Southern League club Gravesend & Northfleet.[3] He later returned to Kent League First Division club Snowdown Colliery Welfare.[3]