Freddie Osborn
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Osborn | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Date of death | 11 October 1954 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Leicester, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward/Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1910–1913 | Leicester Fosse | 67 | (29) |
| 1913–1920 | Preston North End | 68 | (40) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Frederick "Freddie" Osborn (10 November 1889 – 11 October 1954) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Leicester Fosse and Preston North End.
After being switched from inside forward to centre forward, Osborn was top scorer for Preston in 1913–14 with 26 goals, although the club was still relegated, and again the following season with 17 goals as they won promotion back to the First Division, before league football was interrupted by the First World War.[1][2]
Wounded during the war, Osborn was unable to regain a regular place in the Preston team when the league resumed in 1919, appearing only seven more times for the club.[3]