Frank Stringfellow (footballer)

Frank Stringfellow
Personal information
Full name Frank Stringfellow[1]
Date of birth March 1888[2]
Place of birth Sutton-in-Ashfield, England
Date of death 1948 (aged 59–60)[1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1908 Ilkeston United
1908–1911 The Wednesday 20 (5)
1911 Mansfield Town
1911–1922 Portsmouth 60 (26)
1917–1918 → Broxburn United (guest)
1922–1923 Heart of Midlothian 42 (8)
1923–1924 Weymouth
Pontypridd
1925–1928 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 117 (30)
1929 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Stringfellow (March 1888 – 1948) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Portsmouth and The Wednesday.[1][2][3][4][5]

Personal life

Stringfellow served as a private in the Machine Gun Corps of the British Army during the First World War.[6] He was wounded in September 1918, just under two months before the Armistice.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
The Wednesday 1908–09[7] First Division 7 0 0 0 7 0
1909–10[7] 6 2 0 0 6 2
1910–11[7] 7 3 1 0 8 3
Total 20 5 1 0 21 5
Portsmouth 1920–21[8] Third Division South 37 13 1 0 38 13
1921–22[8] 23 13 2 2 25 15
Total 60 26 3 2 63 28
Heart of Midlothian 1921–22[3] Scottish First Division 12 3 4 0 16 3
1922–23[3] 30 5 2 1 32 6
Total 42 8 6 1 48 9
Career total 122 39 10 3 132 42

Honours

Portsmouth

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 279. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ^ a b c "Frank Stringfellow – Hearts Career – from 11 Feb 1922 to 25 Apr 1923". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Player Archive". The Terras. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Stringfellow Frank Portsmouth 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Frank Stringfellow | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "F Stringfellow". www.adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Pompey By Player – Frank Stringfellow". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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