Frank Ryder

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.

Frank Ryder
Personal information
Full name Frank Ryder[1]
Date of birth (1909-03-07)7 March 1909[1]
Place of birth Summerseat, England[1]
Date of death 1978 (aged 6869)
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
Summerseat
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
? Prescot Cables ? (?)
1932?–1933? Bury 6 (0)
1933?–1934? Torquay United 20 (9)
1934? Rochdale 6 (0)
1934?–193? Ards ? (?)
193?–1935? Altrincham ? (?)
1935–1937 Port Vale 23 (4)
Total 55+ (13+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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]

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bury1931–32Second Division53000053
1932–33Second Division10000010
Total 63000063
Torquay United1933–34Third Division South2193020269
Rochdale1934–35Third Division North60001070
Port Vale1935–36Second Division1740000174
1936–37Third Division North60101080
Total 2341010254

References

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