Frank Shufflebottom Explained

Frank Shufflebottom
Birth Date:9 October 1917
Birth Place:Chesterfield, England
Position:Right back
Youthyears1:1935–1936
Youthclubs1:Margate
Years1:1936–1939
Clubs1:Ipswich Town
Caps1:43
Goals1:0
Years2:1939–1946
Clubs2:Nottingham Forest
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Clubs3:→(wartime)
Clubs4:Raith Rovers (guest)
Clubs5:Kilmarnock (guest)
Years6:1945–1946
Clubs6:Dundee United (guest)
Caps6:16
Goals6:1
Years7:1946–1948
Clubs7:Bradford City
Caps7:56
Goals7:0

Frank Shufflebottom (born 9 October 1917, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back.

Career

Born in Chesterfield, Shufflebottom began his career at Margate, before turning professional with Ipswich Town in June 1936. Over the next three seasons Shufflebottom made a total of 43 appearances in the Southern Football League.[1] His career was interrupted by World War Two; he signed for Nottingham Forest in June 1939,[2] but didn't make an official appearance until the Football League began again in 1946.[3] During and immediately after the War, Shufflebottom was a guest player for Scottish clubs Raith Rovers, Kilmarnock and Dundee United.[4] He moved to Bradford City in October 1946, making 56 league appearances over the next two years.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. 26 February 2011. Pride of Anglia.
  2. News: Forest sign a new full-back. 5 August 2014. Nottingham Evening Post. 29 June 1939. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  3. Web site: Nottingham Forest : 1946/47 – 2009/10. 26 February 2011. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  4. Book: Gracie. Steve. The Rise of the Terrors. 2009. Arabest Publishing. Dundee. 978-0-9558341-1-0. 215.
  5. Web site: Bradford City : 1946/47 – 2009/10. 26 February 2011. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.