| Frank Watkin | |
| Fullname: | Frank Watkin |
| Birth Date: | 30 March 1904 |
| Birth Place: | Stoke-upon-Trent, England |
| Death Place: | Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Position: | Centre-forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Congleton Town |
| Years1: | 1926 |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 1929–1931 |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Years3: | 1931–1937 |
| Clubs3: | Congleton Town |
| Caps3: | 246 |
| Goals3: | 180 |
| Totalcaps: | 264 |
| Totalgoals: | 192 |
Frank Watkin (30 March 1904 – 26 January 1979) was an English footballer who played at centre-forward for Congleton Town, Stoke City, and Port Vale. He won the Third Division North title with Stoke and Vale but never nailed down a regular first-team place despite scoring 12 goals in 18 league games for the two clubs. His brother, Arthur Watkin, was a footballer who played for Stoke.
Watkin played for Congleton Town before joining Stoke City. He featured in five Third Division North games in the 1926–27 title-winning season, and scored in three games in a row: a 2–1 win over Crewe Alexandra at the Victoria Ground (12 March), a 2–2 draw with Stockport County at Edgeley Park (19 March), and a 4–0 home win over Southport (26 March). However, this was the extent of his appearances with the "Potters".
He was signed by local rivals Port Vale in June 1929.[1] He picked up a knee injury in a 2–2 draw at Rotherham United on 19 October 1929, which kept him on the sidelines for four months.[1] He made his return in style, gaining revenge over Rotherham by scoring five goals in a 7–1 win over them at the reverse fixture at The Old Recreation Ground on 22 February.[1] He finished the 1929–30 Third Division North title-winning season with nine goals in 13 appearances.[1] He struggled to nail down a place in the side, though and never featured in the 1930–31 Second Division season.[1] He was given a free transfer back to former club Congleton in April 1931.[1]
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Stoke City | 1926–27 | Third Division North | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| Port Vale | 1929–30 | Third Division North | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | |
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