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Jack Froggatt

Portsmouth FC

13 appearances, 2 goals (1 on his debut)

P 13 W 8 D 4 L 1 F 44: A 20
77% successful

1949-53

disciplined: one
captain:
none
minutes played:
1170

Timeline

  Jack Froggatt
Birth 17 November 1922 in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire [registered in Sheffield, December 1922]. To George Frederick and Rose Annie (née Nicholson)
Baptism 6 December 1922 in Wadsley Parish Church, Sheffield
Marriage to Winifred Rutledge [registered in Gosport, December 1942].
  According to British Phone Books, Jack was a Publican in 1968, of the Milton Arms, on Priory Crescent in Portsmouth. Tel. No. 35257
Death 17 February 1993, in Worthing Hospital, Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, aged 70 years 92 days [registered in Worthing, West Sussex, February 1993].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Club Career

Club(s) Froggatt was playing football with the RAF during his time with them, and playing his amateur football with Portsmouth FC in 1945, turning professional in September of that year. He turned down an offer from Bogota in June 1950, and then almost joined Arsenal FC on 16 September 1953, with terms agreed between the clubs, he preferred to remain with the Pompey. However, Middlesbrough FC, on 1 March 1954, agreed to pay £15,000 for Froggatt, but this was declined, but the following day, Leicester City FC also offered a £15,000 transfer fee for his services, which Froggatt duly signed. He became a player-coach at Kettering Town FC on 19 November 1957, who had paid a club record fee of £6000 for Froggatt, a day after he was considering offers from Southend United FC. He stepped up to being the player-manager the following January. He relinquished the managerial role in September 1961, carrying on as a player until the end of the 1962-63 season.
Club honours Football League Champions 1948-49, 1949-50; Football League Division Two winners 1956-57;
Individual honours Football League (four appearances)
Distinctions Cousin of Redfern Froggatt
Height/Weight 5' 8", 12st. 4lbs [1951].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career

Player number One of three who became the 690th players (692) to appear for England.
Position(s) Outside-left/centre-half
First match No. 251, 16 November 1949, England 9 Ireland 2, a World Cup qualification and British Championship match at Maine Road, Moss Side, Manchester, aged 26 years 364 days.
Last match No. 280, 8 June 1953, United States 3 England 6, a Queen Elizabeth II Coronation celebration match at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, aged 30 years 203 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1949-50, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53;
Team honours British Championship winners 1949-50, shared 1951-52, 1952-53;
Individual honours None
Distinctions Died thirteen days after Tim Ward.

Beyond England

Became a licensee in the Portsmouth area. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.102.


The Numbers
parties Apps comp. apps unused minutes goals ave.min comp. goals captain
11 13 5 2 1170 2 585 min 2 three none 1
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
13 8 4 1 44 20 +24 0 3 3.385 1.538 76.9 +7

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 7 4 2 1 27 11 +16 0 2 3.857 1.571 71.4 +3
Away 6 4 2 0 17 9 +8 0 1 2.833 1.50 83.3 +4

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 11 6 4 1 35 15 +20 0 3 3.182 1.364 72.7 +5
Red 2 2 0 0 9 5 +4 0 0 4.50 2.50 100.0 +2

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 1 1 0 0 9 2 +7 0 0 9.00 2.00 100.0 +1
WCF - - - - - - - - - - - - -
World Cup 1 1 0 0 9 2 +7 0 0 9.00 2.00 100.0 +1
British Championship 6 3 2 1 22 12 +10 0 0 3.667 2.00 66.7 +2
The 1949-50 records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
Friendly 7 5 2 0 22 8 +14 0 3 3.143 1.143 78.6 +4

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP/BC 1949-50 1 1 0 0 9 2 +7 0 0 9.00 2.00 100.0 +1
WCP 1949-50 1 1 0 0 9 2 +7 0 0 9.00 2.00 100.0 +1

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC/WCP 1949-50 1 1 0 0 9 2 +7 0 0 9.00 2.00 100.0 +1
BC 1950-51 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0 0 2.00 3.00 0.00 -1
BC 1951-52 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 0 0 3.00 1.667 83.3 +2
BC 1952-53 1 0 1 0 2 2 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
BC All 6 3 2 1 22 12 +10 0 0 3.667 2.00 66.7 +2

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 1 1 0 0 9 2 +7 0 0 9.00 2.00 100.0 +1
BC 6 3 2 1 22 12 +10 0 0 3.667 2.00 66.7 +2
The 1949-50 records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
6 3 2 1 22 12 +10 0 0 3.667 2.00 66.7 +2
 
Match History
 
 Club: Portsmouth F.C. - thirteen full appearances (1170 min) 2ᵍ manager: Walter Winterbottom - thirteen full appearances (1170 min) 2ᵍx

apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

Age 26
1 251 16 November 1949 - England 9 Ireland 2
Maine Road, Manchester
BC/
WCP
HW 5
25
header
46
11

one of three who became the 690th player (692) to appear for England.
the ninth Portsmouth player to represent England
the 129th player to score on his England debut

Age 27
2 252 30 November 1949 - England 2 Italy 0
White Hart Lane, Tottenham
Fr HW   11
 

B  
withdrew - Netherlands A February 1950.

Age 28
3 262 14 April 1951 - England 2 Scotland 3
Empire Stadium, Wembley
BC HL   5
 

Age 29
4 268 28 November 1951 - England 2 Austria 2
Empire Stadium,
Wembley
Fr HD 5
5 269 5 April 1952 - Scotland 1 England 2
Hampden Park, Glasgow
BC AW   5
6 270 18 May 1952 - Italy 1 England 1
Stadio Comunale di Firenze, Firenze

tour
AD   5
7 271 25 May 1952 - Austria 2 England 3
Praterstadion, Prater, Wien
AW   5
8 272 28 May 1952 - Switzerland 0 England 3
Hardturm Stadion, Zürich
AW   5
9 273 4 October 1952 - Ireland 2 England 2
Windsor Park, Belfast
BC AD 87 5
10 274 12 November 1952 - England 5 Wales 2
Empire Stadium, Wembley
BC HW 35 header 5

Age 30
11 275 26 November 1952 - England 5 Belgium 0
Empire Stadium, Wembley
Fr HW   5
12 276 18 April 1953 - England 2 Scotland 2
Empire Stadium, Wembley
BC HD   11

unofficial  
one appearance - Buenos Aires XI 14 May 1953
277 17 May 1953 - Argentina 0 England 0, Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
tour
Aab party member
278 22 May 1953 - Chile 1 England 2, Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago AW unused sub
279 31 May 1953 - Uruguay 2 England 1, Estadio Centenario, Montevideo AL unused sub
13 280 8 June 1953 - United States 3 England 6
Yankee Stadium, New York
AW   11
  


  

 
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