Frank Saul (footballer)

Frank Saul
Personal information
Full nameFrank Lander Saul
Date of birth23 August 1943
Place of birthCanvey Island, Essex, England
Playing positionForward (retired)
Youth career
Canvey Island
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–1968Tottenham Hotspur116(37)
1968–1970Southampton50(2)
1970–1972Queens Park Rangers43(4)
1972–1976Millwall96(4)
Dagenham
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Frank Lander Saul (born 23 August 1943 in Canvey Island, Essex) was a professional footballer who played most of his career for Tottenham Hotspur.

Having started as a youth with Canvey Island F.C., he signed for Spurs in 1960, and was one of 17 players used by the club in the Double winning side of 1960-61.[1] Before being involved in the swap with Southampton for Martin Chivers in 1968. Saul scored in the 1967 FA Cup Final against Chelsea. Saul joined Queens Park Rangers in 1970 and played 43 league games scoring 4 goals before moving to Millwall in 1972.

When Saul was sent off against Burnley at Turf Moor on 4 December 1965, he was the first Spurs' player to be sent off in a League match since 27 October 1928.[2]

Later life

Today, Saul works as a builder in Essex.[3]

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

References

  1. The Double squad Retrieved 28 August 2008
  2. Maxwell, Ian. "Football Trivia". www.soccerhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  3. Where are they now ? Retrieved 29 August 2008