Robert Frith

Robert William Frith (1892–1939) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back in the Football League for Rotherham County, South Shields and Derby County.[1]

Robert Frith
Personal information
Full name Robert William Frith[1]
Date of birth 1892
Place of birth Hassop, England
Date of death 1939 (aged 46–47)[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908 Bradford Park Avenue
1909 Sheffield United 0 (0)
1911 Derby County 1 (0)
1913–1915 Luton Town 59 (0)
1919 South Shields 19 (1)
1919–1920 Rotherham County 21 (0)
Mansfield Town
Mid Rhondda United
1924 Rochdale
International career
Western League XI 1
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Frith was married with two children and at one time worked as a furnace man in Sheffield.[3] On 16 December 1914, four months after the outbreak of the First World War, Frith enlisted in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.[3] He had two toes amputated in May 1915 and was transferred to the regiment's 27th (Reserve) Battalion in November 1915.[3][4] Frith was released from the army during the following month to work in a munitions factory in Sheffield.[3] He was posted to the Middlesex Regiment Depot in Aldershot in March 1916 and was discharged from the army in January 1919.[3]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Derby County 1910–11[5] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Luton Town 1913–14[6] Southern League Second Division 30 0 3 0 33 0
1914–15[6] Southern League First Division 29 0 4 1 33 1
Total 59 0 7 1 66 1
Career total 60 0 7 0 67 1

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 104. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "League clubs and their players for the coming season. Rochdale". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
  3. "Private Robert William Frith | Great War Stories". www.worldwar1luton.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. "Luton Town's Footballers Disperse". Luton News. 13 May 1915. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  5. "Robert William Frith". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  6. "Robert Frith". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 22 February 2021.


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