Frank Ryder

Frank Ryder
Personal information
Full name	Frank Ryder[1]
Date of birth	7 March 1909[1]
Place of birth	Summerseat, England[1]
Date of death	1978 (aged 68–69)
Position(s)	Right winger
Youth career
	Summerseat
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Frank Ryder (born 7 March 1909 – 1978) was an English former footballer who played as a Winger for Prescot Cables, Bury, Torquay United, Rochdale, Ards, Altrincham, and Port Vale in the 1930s.

Playing career

Ryder played for Summerseat, Prescot Cables, Burnley (on trial), Bury, Torquay United, Rochdale, Ards, and Altrincham. He joined Port Vale in November 1935.[1] He scored two goals in a 2–2 draw with Blackpool at The Old Recreation Ground on 14 December, and also bagged goals in heavy defeats to Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United in February.[1] He lost his first team place after seriously injuring his right shinbone at a 3–0 defeat to Bradford Park Avenue at the Horsfall Stadium on 21 March.[1] He had played 17 Second Division games in the 1935–36 season, as the "Valiants" were relegated.[1] He made six Third Division North appearances in the 1936–37 season, and left on a free transfer in April 1937.[1]

Source:[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bury	1931–32	Second Division	5	3	0	0	0	0	5	3
	1932–33	Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		6	3	0	0	0	0	6	3
Torquay United	1933–34	Third Division South	21	9	3	0	2	0	26	9
Rochdale	1934–35	Third Division North	6	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
Port Vale	1935–36	Second Division	17	4	0	0	0	0	17	4
	1936–37	Third Division North	6	0	1	0	1	0	8	0
	Total		23	4	1	0	1	0	25	4

Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 257. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
Frank Ryder at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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