Full name Frederick Spiksley Name Fred Spiksley | Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1870-01-25)25 January 1870 Date of death 28 July 1948(1948-07-28) (aged 78) 1883-c.1886 Holy Trinity School, Gainsborough Died July 28, 1948, Goodwood Racecourse, United Kingdom | ||
Fred spiksley flying over an olive grove a flawed football hero
Fred Spiksley (25 January 1870 – 28 July 1948) was an English footballer and coach, who played as a forward for Sheffield Wednesday and England. He also played for Gainsborough Trinity, Glossop North End, Leeds City, Watford and in 1907 became the only professional footballer to play for the Corinthians. After retiring as a player in 1906 he worked as a coach and won national league titles in Sweden, Mexico and Germany. During the First World War he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in Germany.
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- Fred spiksley flying over an olive grove a flawed football hero
- The Birth of Football The Remarkable Story of Fred Spiksley wwwbirthoffootballcom
- Sheffield Wednesday
- References
He died on Ladies' Day at Goodwood Racecourse in 1948.
The Birth of Football & The Remarkable Story of Fred Spiksley (www.birthoffootball.com)
Sheffield Wednesday
In January 1891 he almost signed for Accrington F.C. but asked for time to consider their offer before signing. However while travelling to Accrington he stopped in Sheffield and was persuaded by two directors, John Holmes and Fred Thompson, to sign for Sheffield Wednesday F.C.. He subsequently spent the next eleven seasons at Wednesday scoring 100 goals in 293 league appearances. He also scored a further 14 goals in 28 FA Cup appearances, starting with a brace in a memorable 4–1 victory over League side Bolton Wanderers in 1892.
