Frank Lampard, Sr.

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Frank Lampard
Full name	Frank Richard George Lampard
Date of birth	20 September 1948 (1948-09-20) (age 59)
Place of birth	East Ham, England
Playing position	Left back
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1967-1985 1985-1986	West Ham United Southend United	551 (18) 033 0(1)
National team
1971-1972 1973-1980	England under-23 England	0 0 4 (0) 002 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Frank Richard George Lampard (born 20 September 1948 in East Ham, London) is a former English football player.^[1]

He debuted for West Ham United in November 1967, and quickly established himself in his preferred left-back position. He won four England Under-23 caps, and debuted for the national team against Yugoslavia in October 1972, the first of two full caps he would win. At club level, he won two FA Cups with West Ham, in 1975 and 1980, and the old second division title in 1981. By the time he left the club on a free transfer at the end of the 1984-85 season, Lampard had played 660 games, scored 22 goals and become one of the most celebrated players ever to pull on the claret and blue jersey.

He moved on to Southend United, then managed by another ex-West Ham star Bobby Moore, but made only 38 appearances before deciding to retire. From 1994 to 2001 he returned to West Ham to serve as assistant manager under Harry Redknapp, his brother-in-law.

Frank Lampard Sr. comes from a distinguished footballing family; aside from Redknapp, he is uncle to Jamie Redknapp, former England, Liverpool, Tottenham, and Southampton player, and the father of Frank Lampard Jr., current England international and Chelsea player.

Frank's wife Pat died on April 24th 2008 following complications from pneumonia.^[2]