Redfern Froggatt
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Redfern Froggatt | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Redfern Froggatt | |
Date of birth | August 23, 1924 | |
Place of birth | Sheffield, England | |
Date of death | December 26, 2003 (aged 79) | |
Place of death | Sheffield, England | |
Playing position | Forward | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1945–1960 | Sheffield Wednesday | 498 (149) |
National team | ||
1952-1953 | England | 4 (2) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Redfern Froggatt (August 23, 1924 - December 26, 2003) was a footballer for Sheffield Wednesday and England.
Redfern was the son of former Sheffield Wednesday captain Frank Froggatt. 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.