Fred Worrall	Portsmouth FC 2 appearances, 2 goals (1 on debut) P 2 W 2 D 0 L 0 F 4: A 1 100% successful 1934-36 captain: none minutes played: 180
Profile
Full name	Fred Worrall Only a Fred, never a Frederick. Registrations confirm so.
Born	8 September 1910 in Warrington, Lancashire [registered as Fred in Warrington, September 1910].
Census Notes	According to the 1911 census, six month old Fred is the youngest of three children to John and Phoebe living 31 Hoyle Street in Warrington. His father is a letterpress printer.
	According to the 1939 register, Fred is a professional footballer married to May, living at 257 Liverpool Road in Warrington, with his in-laws. HIs father-in-law is a retired engineer's fitter.
Married	to May Knowles [registered as Fred, in Warrington, June 1932]. May was born 6 December 1910. May died on 8 June 1940, at 257 Liverpool Road in Sankey Bridge area of Warrington.
Died	13 April 1979, aged 68 years 217 days [registered as Fred, in Knowsley, June 1979].
Height/Weight	5' 6½", 11st. 2lbs [1934].
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com
Club Career
Club(s)	Began his junior career playing with Witton Albion FC,  and then Nantwich FC, from where he joined Bolton Wanderers FC on 8 November 1928 for a £250 'consideration fee', but a breach of transfer rule 38 (a club cannot pay a transfer fee for an amateur) prevented that transfer, for whom Bolton were fined £50, and Nantwich £20, on 10 December. Bolton were also prevented from ever registering Worrall. He instead joined Oldham Athletic FC two days later. He made 105 league appearances, scoring 21 goals, before he joined Portsmouth FC on 29 October 1931 for a £3000 transfer fee. He made 313 league appearances and scored 68 goals. Worrall returned to Oldham when he guested for his former club in October 1939, and again in September 1940 and August 1942. Also represented the Fire Service between 1942 and 1945. He joined Crewe Alexandra FC in March 1946, making just seven league appearances, scoring once, before he joined Stockport County FC at sometime. He represented the RAF in March 1947 while registered as a County player.
transfer notes	"TROUBLE CONCERNING NANTWICH PLAYER" "Bolton Wanderers were in trouble with the Council of the F.A. on Monday. It affected a player named Worrall, who was registered for Nantwich F.C. on May 25th, 1928, as an amateur player under Rule 38, Form L. On November 8th a request for the cancellation of the registration was acceded to, and on the same day the association received a professional registration form and agreement under which Worrall was to play as a professional for the Nantwich club, and a certificate was issued. On November 9th a transfer form, transferring Worrall from Nantwich to Bolton Wanderers was received, together with a registration form and agreement, the dree documents having been signed on November 8th. Rule 38 provides that a club shall not be entitled to receive any consideration for releasing a player from whom they have registered under Form L. The Nantwich club received from Bolton Wanderes £250 as a consideration for the release of the player. Bolton Wanderers, in breach of Rule 30, played Worrall notwithstanding that he had not been registered for them. The reccommendations adopted by the Council were:- (1) That the professional registration forms and agreements be cancelled. (2) That the Nantwich club be ordered to repay the £250 they received from the Bolton Wanderers club. (3) That the Nantwich club be fined £20 and the Bolton Wanderers club £50. (4) That the Bolton Wanderers club be not entitled to register the player at any future time. - Tuesday, 11 December 1928, The Daily Mail
Club honours	FA Cup runners-up 1933-34, winners 1938-39;
Individual honours	Football League (two appearances)
Distinctions	None
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
Management Career
Club(s)	Began his coaching career as coach and assistant trainer to the Chester FC players on 15 July 1948. Worrall later trained the players of Warrington RLFC before having a spell as manager at Stockton Heath FC (Cheshire) from 1953.
Club honours	None
England Career
Player number	One of four who became the 611th players (611) to appear for England.
Position(s)	Outside-right
First match	No. 198, 18 May 1935, Netherlands 0 England 1, a friendly match at Olympisch Stadion, Stadionbuurt, Amsterdam, aged 24 years 252 days.
Last match	No. 206, 18 November 1936, England 3 Ireland 1, a British Championship match at Victoria Ground, Boothen, Stoke-on-Trent, aged 26 years 71 days.
Major tournaments	British Championship 1936-37
Team honours	None
Individual honours	None
Distinctions	None
Beyond England
No additional information. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.277.

Fred Worrall - Match History

Age 24
1	198	18 May 1935 - Netherlands 0 England 1, Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam	Fr	AW	Start 51	or

Age 26
2	206	18 November 1936 - England 3 Ireland 1, Victoria Ground, Stoke-upon-Trent	BC	HW	Start 80	or

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