Frank Mountford

Frank Mountford
Personal information
Full name Frank Mountford[1]
Date of birth 30 March 1923[1]
Place of birth Askern, Doncaster, England[1]
Date of death 27 June 2006 (aged 83)[1]
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Position(s) Utility
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1958 Stoke City 391 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Mountford (30 March 1923 – 27 June 2006) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[1]

Career

Mountford was thought to be one of many local start players to emerge from the youth ranks at the Victoria Ground during the 1940s but Mountford was born in Askern near Doncaster and moved to Stoke-on-Trent as a young boy.[1] He broke into the first team during World War II and became one of the finest servants the club have had.[1] During the War league seasons Mountford played as a centre forward and scored 23 goals during the 1940–41 season and 20 in 1942–43.[1]

He gradually began to move out to defence and by the time Football League had resumed he was able to play in a number of positions and his best season in a Stoke shirt came in 1950–51 season where he played in every match at centre back in place of Neil Franklin who had caused controversy by moving to Colombia.[1] He was a committed player who was always involved in the thick of the action and often required the attention of the club doctor.[1] He retired in 1958 after making 425 appearances (600 including war league) scoring 24 goals. After hanging up his boots he moved to the back room staff and served as the club trainer and then coach until 1978.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 1945–46 War League — 8 0 8 0
1946–47 First Division 26 0 4 1 30 1
1947–48 First Division 35 2 2 0 37 2
1948–49 First Division 40 5 4 1 44 6
1949–50 First Division 37 5 0 0 37 5
1950–51 First Division 42 2 3 1 45 3
1951–52 First Division 28 1 3 0 31 1
1952–53 First Division 37 5 2 0 39 5
1953–54 Second Division 41 1 3 0 44 1
1954–55 Second Division 40 0 3 0 43 0
1955–56 Second Division 15 0 1 0 16 0
1956–57 Second Division 39 0 1 0 40 0
1957–58 Second Division 11 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 391 21 34 3 425 24

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ Frank Mountford at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)