Frank Richards (c. 1880 – 1963) was an English football manager and administrator. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered He served as secretary-manager of Birmingham, Preston North End and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and later joined the board of directors at Birmingham. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire AFC Bournemouth are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two.
Born in Handsworth, Birmingham, Richards worked in the Jewellery Quarter of the city before joining the St Andrew's office staff in 1907. Handsworth ( is an inner city suburb of Birmingham in the West Midlands, England. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um The Jewellery Quarter is an area of Birmingham City Centre, situated in the south of the Hockley area of Birmingham, England. He was appointed club secretary in 1910 and took over responsibility for team affairs in 1915 when the Football League was suspended because of the First World War. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All He signed a number of players who went on to give excellent service to Birmingham, including record goalscorer Joe Bradford, playmaker Johnny Crosbie, future manager George Liddell and England international goalkeeper Dan Tremelling; those four between them made over 1,500 Football League appearances for the club. Joseph Bradford ( 22 January 1901 – 6 September 1980) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre John Anderson 'Johnny' Crosbie was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward. George M Liddell (born July 14, 1895 in Murton County Durham, died in Birmingham) was an English professional footballer The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Richard Daniel "Dan" Tremelling ( 12 November 1897 – 15 August 1978) was an English professional footballer who In 1920–21 he led Birmingham to the championship of the Second Division. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. Birmingham failed to enter the FA Cup in 1921–22 because Richards forgot to send in the forms; the Football Association proved impervious to appeals for clemency. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey After two years in the top flight he handed over responsibility for playing matters to former player Billy Beer, remaining as club secretary for a further two years. William John "Billy" Beer (born 4 January 1879 in Poolsbrook, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, died March 1941 was an
In May 1925 he became secretary-manager of Preston North End. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire He took with him Birmingham player Harry Hampton as coach, and was responsible for bringing Alex James to the club. Joseph Harry Hampton ( April 21 1885 - March 15 1963) was an English football player who was born in Wellington Shropshire Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations Alexander Wilson James ( September 14, 1901 &ndash June 1, 1953) was a Scottish footballer and is most noted for his success [1] He held the post for two seasons before returning to Birmingham as club secretary with Bill Harvey as team manager. William "Bill" Harvey ( 12 April 1896, Shirley Southampton – 1970 was an English Association football player and For two years from June 1928 he was secretary-manager of Bournemouth. AFC Bournemouth are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. He later spent five years as a member of Birmingham's board of directors. He died in Birmingham in 1963 at the age of 83.
References
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, pp. 14–15, 60. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Matthews, Tony (October 2000). The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club 1875~2000. Cradley Heath: Britespot, p. 190. ISBN 978-0-9539288-0-4.
Notes
- ^ Frank Richards: Preston North End. Spartacus Educational. Retrieved on 2007-11-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events
External links
Frank Richards management career stats at Soccerbase
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richards, Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Football manager and administrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | c. The Racing Post is a British daily Horse racing, Greyhound racing and Sports betting Newspaper. 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Handsworth, Birmingham, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1963 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Birmingham, England |
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