Frank Fidler

Frank Fidler
Personal information
Full name Frank Fidler
Date of birth (1924-08-12)12 August 1924
Place of birth Middleton, England
Date of death 21 November 2009(2009-11-21) (aged 85)
Place of death Farnborough, Hampshire, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1941–???? Manchester United 0 (0)
Witton Albion
1950–1951 Wrexham 36 (15)
1951–1952 Leeds United 22 (8)
1952–1955 Bournemouth 61 (32)
1955–1957 Yeovil Town
1957–1960 Hereford United 105 (63)
1960–???? Bridgwater Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Fidler (12 August 1924 – 21 November 2009) was an English footballer who played as a forward, making Football League appearances for three clubs.

Career

Fidler started his career at Manchester United, however only made one amateur appearances for them during The War.

He would be released to non-league Witton Albion, where he holds the record for the second-highest goalscorer in the club's history.

He would make his first football league appearances with Wrexham, before moving to Leeds United in 1951 and then Bournemouth in 1952.

He'd then move back to non-league football with Yeovil Town in 1955, before going to Hereford United and then finishing his career at Bridgwater Town.

Post-career and death

After football he worked for Westlands Helicopter Division as a shop steward, before moving to Farnborough to work for the Royal Mail until his retirement.

He died on 21 November 2009 in Farnborough.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Leeds United Player Profile: Frank Fidler". leeds-fans.org.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Frank Fidler". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Leeds United F.C. history". ozwhitelufc.net. Retrieved 5 March 2018.