Fred Warburton Explained

Fred Warburton
Fullname:Frederick Warburton
Birth Date:8 August 1880 [1]
Birth Place:Little Bolton, Lancashire, England
Death Place:Lancashire, England
Position:Inside forward
Years1:1904–1905
Clubs1:Bolton Wanderers
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:1905
Clubs2:Bryn Central
Years3:1905–1907
Clubs3:Bury
Caps3:11
Goals3:5
Years4:1907–1908
Clubs4:Swindon Town
Caps4:24
Goals4:9
Years5:1908–1909
Clubs5:Plymouth Argyle
Caps5:34
Goals5:1
Clubs6:Accrington Stanley
Clubs7:Morecambe
Manageryears1:1910
Managerclubs1:Amsterdamsche FC
Managerclubs2:Hercules Utrecht
Manageryears3:1913–1935
Managerclubs3:HVV Den Haag
Manageryears4:1919–1923
Managerclubs4:Netherlands

Frederick Warburton (8 August 1880 – 29 November 1948)[1] was an English football player and manager active in the early part of the 20th century.

Career

Playing career

Warburton played football professionally in England at the turn of the century. He played one game for Bolton Wanderers, and then after slipping into the non-League with Bryn Central, he played for Bury for two seasons, registering five goals in eleven appearances from a position of inside forward. He later played in the Southern Football League for Swindon Town[2] and Plymouth Argyle,[1] before playing for Accrington Stanley and Morecambe.[3]

Coaching career

Warburton managed the Netherlands national team from 1919 to 1923.[4]

Warburton was in charge of the team at the 1920 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal.[5]

Personal life

He was married to Pauline Walker and had ten children.[6]

Warburton's sons Joe and George were also professional footballers.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fred Warburton . Greens on Screen.
  2. Web site: Swindon Town players . www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk.
  3. Football League Players Records 1888–1939 by Michael Joyce, SoccerData, 2004
  4. News: A winning coach from overseas is no foreign concept . 22 June 2009 . 18 December 2007 . Nick Harris and Chris Maume . The Independent.
  5. Web site: Netherlands 1920 Summer Olympics Squad . https://web.archive.org/web/20071123224456/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197008/teams/team=43960.html . 23 November 2007 . 22 June 2009 . FIFA.
  6. Web site: Fred Warburton . Haags Gemeentearchief . 21.12124/9146F76076364F4C8AAC30D2CB908D9A . free.