Redfern Froggatt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Redfern Froggatt | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 December 2003 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Sheffield, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1945–1960 | Sheffield Wednesday[1] | 434 | (140) |
| National team | |||
| 1952-1953 | England | 4 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Redfern Froggatt (23 August 1924 - 26 December 2003) was a footballer for Sheffield Wednesday and England.
Redfern was the son of former Sheffield Wednesday captain Frank Froggatt, and the cousin of England international Jack Froggatt. In 1942 'Red' was signed from Sheffield YMCA but did not become a regular player in the Wednesday side until 1945. Over the course of the next 15 years he would go on to make a total of 498 appearances for the club, mostly as a striker but playing over 50 games as a winger, scoring 149 goals. He made his England debut in a match against Wales in 1952 and in total received four England caps scoring 2 goals. His final game for Wednesday came in the 1959-60 season.