Frank Barrett (footballer)

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Frank Barrett
Personal information
Full name	Francis Barrett
Date of birth	(1872-08-02)2 August 1872
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Date of death	22 March 1907(1907-03-22) (aged 34)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
000?–1893	Dundee Harp
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1893–1896	Dundee
1896–1900	Newton Heath	118	(0)
1900–1901	New Brighton Tower	34	(0)
1901	Arbroath
1901–1902	Manchester City	5	(0)
1902–1903	Dundee
1903–1905	Aberdeen	20	(0)
National team
1894-1895	Scotland	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Francis "Frank" Barrett (2 August 1872 – 22 March 1907) was a Scottish football goalkeeper. He was born in Dundee.

Barrett played for Dundee Harp before joining Dundee upon their foundation in 1893.^[1] While with the Dark Blues, he won two caps for Scotland in 1894 and 1895. In September 1896, he signed for Newton Heath. He made 132 appearances in his career at Newton Heath, scoring no goals. In May 1900, he left Newton Heath for New Brighton Tower. In 1901, he briefly returned to Manchester, making eight appearances for Manchester City. In 1903, he became one of the founding players of Aberdeen. He died in 1907, aged 35. After Barrett's death, Newton Heath (now Manchester United) gifted £35 to his widow.

References

↑ Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who’s Who, 1872-1986. Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-47-4.

External links

Google cache of biography on official Manchester United website

Persondata
Name	Barrett, Frank
Alternative names
Short description	Scottish footballer
Date of birth	2 August 1872
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Date of death	22 March 1907
Place of death

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