Frank Shufflebottom
Frank Shufflebottom (born 9 October 1917, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 October 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Chesterfield, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1935–1936 | Margate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936–1939 | Ipswich Town | 43 | (0) |
| 1939–1946 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | (0) |
| →(wartime) | |||
| →Raith Rovers (guest) | |||
| →Kilmarnock (guest) | |||
| 1945–1946 | →Dundee United (guest) | 16 | (1) |
| 1946–1948 | Bradford City | 56 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Chesterfield, Shufflebottom began his career at Margate, before turning professional with Ipswich Town in June 1936. Over the next three seasons Shufflebottom made a total of 43 appearances in the Southern Football League.[1] His career was interrupted by World War Two; he signed for Nottingham Forest in June 1939,[2] but didn't make an official appearance until the Football League began again in 1946.[3] During and immediately after the War, Shufflebottom was a guest player for Scottish clubs Raith Rovers, Kilmarnock and Dundee United.[4] He moved to Bradford City in October 1946, making 56 league appearances over the next two years.[5]
References
- "Profile". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- "Forest sign a new full-back". Nottingham Evening Post. 29 June 1939. Retrieved 5 August 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Nottingham Forest : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- Gracie, Steve (2009). The Rise of the Terrors. Dundee: Arabest Publishing. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-9558341-1-0.
- "Bradford City : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 February 2011.