Frank Sibley (footballer)

Frank Phillip Sibley (born 4 December 1947, in Uxbridge) is an English former footballer and a member of the QPR double winning side that captured both the Third Division Championship in 1966–67 and the League Cup on 4 March 1967.

Frank Sibley
Personal information
Full name Frank Phillip Sibley
Date of birth (1947-12-04) 4 December 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth Uxbridge, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1971 Queens Park Rangers 143 (3)
Managerial career
1977–1978 Queens Park Rangers
1979 Walsall
1984–1985 Queens Park Rangers (caretaker manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sibley was the youngest player to play in the QPR first team at the age of 15 on 3 September 1963 away to Aldershot in a League Cup tie.

He retired from playing early, at the age of 23, after suffering a knee injury. He joined the coaching staff at QPR, and later became manager. He was also manager of Walsall in 1979.

He is currently chief scout for Watford.

External links edit

  • Frank Sibley at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database