Frank Stirrup

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Frank Stirrup
Personal information
Full name	Francis Stirrup
Nickname	Mr Football
Born	January→March 1925 Leigh, England
Died	February 2013 (aged 88)
Playing information
Position	Fullback, Wing, Stand-off/Five-eighth, Scrum-half/Halfback
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
≤1950–50	Salford
1951–60	Oldham	224	49	8		163
	Total	224	49	8	0	163
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Lancashire
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Francis "Frank" Stirrup (birth registered January→March 1925 in Leigh^[1] — February 2013 (aged 88)) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s, playing at representative level for Lancashire, and at club level for Culcheth ARLFC, Salford, and Oldham, as a Fullback, Wing, Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 1, 2 or 5, 6, or 7. Frank Stirrup signed for Oldham during November 1950, and made his début against Belle Vue Rangers on Saturday 20 January 1951.

Playing career

Rugby Football League Championship final appearances

Frank Stirrup played in Oldham's 3-7 defeat to Warrington in the 1954-55 Rugby Football League Championship final, and played, and was captain, in the 15-14 victory over Hull in the 1956-57 Rugby Football League Championship final.

County Cup final appearances

Frank Stirrup played, and was captain, in Oldham's 10-3 victory over St. Helens in the 1956-57 Lancashire Cup final at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1956, played in the 13-8 victory over Wigan in the 1957-58 Lancashire Cup final, and the 12-2 victory over St. Helens in the 1958-59 Lancashire Cup final.

Honoured at Oldham

Frank Stirrup is an Oldham Hall Of Fame Inductee.^[2]

References

↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
↑ "Oldham Hall of Fame". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

External links

v t e Oldham Roughyeds Hall of Fame Inductees

Fred Ashworth Alan Davies Mike Elliott John Etty Joe Ferguson Terry Flanagan Bernard Ganley Alex Givvons Andy Goodway Herman Hilton Robert Irving Arthur Lees Sid Little Martin Murphy Harry Ogden Jack Read Frank Stirrup Kevin Taylor Derek Turner

Persondata
Name	Stirrup, Frank
Alternative names
Short description	English rugby league player
Date of birth	1925
Place of birth	Leigh, Greater Manchester
Date of death
Place of death

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