Redfern Froggatt

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Redfern Froggatt
Personal information
Full name	Redfern Froggatt
Date of birth	23 August 1924
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Nickname	Red
Position	Forward
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1945–1960	Sheffield Wednesday	498 (149)
National team**
1952-1953	England	4 (2)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2006.

Redfern Froggatt is a former footballer for Sheffield Wednesday and England.

Redfern was born on August 23, 1924, the son of former Sheffield Wednesday captain Frank. In 1942 'Red' was signed from Sheffield YMCA but did not become a regular in the Wednesday side until 1945. Over the course of the next 15 years he would go on to make a total of 498 appearances for the club, mostly as a striker but playing over 50 games as a winger, scoring 149 goals. He made his England debut in a match against Wales in 1952 and in total received four England caps scoring 2 goals. His final game for Wednesday came in the 1959-60 season.