Frank McDonough (footballer)

Francis John Bernard McDonough (24 December 1899 – March 1976) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Stockport County, Blackpool, Brentford and Thames.[3] He captained Stockport County and Macclesfield.[4]

Frank McDonough
Personal information
Full name Francis John Bernard McDonough[1]
Date of birth (1899-12-24)24 December 1899
Place of birth Easington, England
Date of death March 1976 (1976-04) (aged 76)[1]
Place of death Stockport, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Haswell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Durham City
Horden Athletic
Wheatley Hill Colliery
Shotton Colliery Welfare
Annfield Plain
1930–1931 Brentford 2 (0)
1931 Thames 26 (0)
1931–1934 Blackpool 82 (0)
1934–1937 Stockport County 132 (0)
1938–1939 Macclesfield 40 (0)
1939 Stockport County 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics edit

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1930–31[5] Third Division South 2 0 0 0 2 0
Blackpool 1931–32[6] First Division 18 0 0 0 18 0
1932–33[6] First Division 40 0 0 0 40 0
Total 58 0 0 0 58 0
Stockport County 1934–35[7] Third Division North 24 0 5 0 29 0
1935–36[7] Third Division North 39 0 1 0 40 0
1936–37[7] Third Division North 41 0 1 0 42 0
1937–38[7] Second Division 28 0 1 0 29 0
Total 132 0 8 0 140 0
Macclesfield 1938–39[8] Cheshire County League 40 0 3 0 3[a] 0 46 0
Career total 232 0 11 0 3 0 246 0
  1. ^ 2 appearances in Cheshire Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup

Honours edit

Stockport County

References edit

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 185. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Optimists of the North. Durham City". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
  3. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 105. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. ^ "Player Profiles – M". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 371. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. ^ a b Frank McDonough at WorldFootball.net
  7. ^ a b c d e Watts, Ian. "Frank McDonough County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Season Statistics – Cheshire League – 1938–39". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2017.