Frank Mountford

Frank Mountford
Personal information
Full nameFrank Mountford[1]
Date of birth30 March 1923[1]
Place of birthAskern, Doncaster, England[1]
Date of death27 June 2006 (aged 83)[1]
Place of deathStoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing positionUtility
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1946–1958Stoke City391(21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Frank Mountford (30 March 1923 – 27 June 2006) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[1]

Career

Mountford was thought to be one of many local start players to emerge from the youth ranks at the Victoria Ground during the 1940s but Mountford was born in Askern near Doncaster and moved to Stoke-on-Trent as a young boy.[1] He broke into the first team during World War II and became one of the finest servants the club have had.[1] During the War league seasons Mountford played as a centre forward and scored 23 goals during the 1940–41 season and 20 in 1942–43.[1]

He gradually began to move out to defence and by the time Football League had resumed he was able to play in a number of positions and his best season in a Stoke shirt came in 1950–51 season where he played in every match at centre back in place of Neil Franklin who have caused controversy by moving to Colombia.[1] He was a committed player who was always involved in the thick of the action and often required the attention of the club doctor.[1] He retired in 1958 after making 425 appearances (600 including war league) scoring 24 goals. After hanging up his boots he moved to the back room staff and served as the club trainer and then coach until 1978.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City[1] 1945–46 War League 8080
1946–47 First Division 26041301
1947–48 First Division 35220372
1948–49 First Division 40541446
1949–50 First Division 37500375
1950–51 First Division 42231453
1951–52 First Division 28130311
1952–53 First Division 37520395
1953–54 Second Division 41130441
1954–55 Second Division 40030430
1955–56 Second Division 15010160
1956–57 Second Division 39010400
1957–58 Second Division 11000110
Career total 3912134342524

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

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