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.
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]