Frank Searle (footballer)
Frank Burnett Searle (20 January 1906 – 16 June 1977) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke, Bristol City, Charlton Athletic, Chester, Watford and Clapton Orient.[3] Whilst signed to the latter club he played for their nursey team Ashford in the Kent League in September 1934.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Burnett Searle[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1906[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hednesford, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 16 June 1977 (aged 71)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Waltham Forest,[2] England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1923–1924 | Hednesford Prims | ||
| 1924 | Stoke | 0 | (0) |
| 1924–1926 | Hednesford Town | ||
| 1926 | Willenhall | ||
| 1926–1928 | Bristol City | 1 | (0) |
| 1928–1933 | Charlton Athletic | 66 | (2) |
| 1933 | Chester | 4 | (0) |
| 1933–1934 | Watford | 4 | (0) |
| 1934–1938 | Clapton Orient | 122 | (1) |
| 1934 | → Ashford (loan) | ||
| Total | 197 | (3) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
Source:[1]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke | 1924–25 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bristol City | 1927–28 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1928–29 | Third Division South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1929–30 | Second Division | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 1930–31 | Second Division | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 1931–32 | Second Division | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 1932–33 | Second Division | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 2 | ||
| Chester | 1933–34 | Third Division North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Watford | 1933–34 | Third Division South | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Clapton Orient | 1934–35 | Third Division South | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1935–36 | Third Division South | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
| 1936–37 | Third Division South | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 1937–38 | Third Division South | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Total | 122 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 133 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 197 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 213 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in Third Division South Cup
References
- Frank Searle at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- "Players: Savage–Smillie" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. Trefor Jones. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- Michael Joyce (October 2004). The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939. ISBN 1899468676.
- "Bee's Notes On Sport Of The Day". Liverpool Echo. 11 October 1934. p. 14.
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