Frank Latimer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Jackson Latimer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
| Date of death | November 1994 (aged 70–71)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Durham, England | ||
| Playing position | Full back, centre half, inside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1945–1946 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1946–1956 | Brentford | 171 | (3) |
| Gravesend & Northfleet | |||
| Snowdown Colliery Welfare | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Frank Latimer (3 October 1923 – November 1994) was an English football defender who made over 170 appearances in the Football League for Brentford.
Club career
Brentford
A defender, Latimer was signed by Division One side Brentford in 1945.[2] He played in the reserve team during the 1945/46 and 1946/47 seasons, making his professional debut at the end of the latter campaign in a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal at Griffin Park on 26 May 1947, which sealed relegation to Division Two.[3] Latimer began the 1947/48 season as a first choice at the back, but was dropped in December 1947[4] and failed to appear again until September 1949, when he regained his place in the team.[5] Latimer found himself dropped again in January 1951,[6] not appearing in the first team for a year and only managing five appearances in the second half of the 1951/52 season.[7]
Latimer made 33 appearances during the 1952/53 season and was pressed into service as an inside left during the latter part of the campaign, scoring his only goals for the club within the space of a week in March 1953, bagging two in a 3-2 win over Leicester City and a consolation in a 4-1 defeat to West Ham United.[2][8] Latimer made a career-high 39 appearances during the 1953/54 season, playing left back in a disastrous campaign which ended with relegation to the Division Three South.[9][10] Latimer played on until the end of the 1955/56 season, playing the final 10 games of the season as a centre half,[2] his final appearance for the club coming in a 2-2 draw with Walsall on 31 March 1956.[11] He made 186 appearances and scored three goals during his decade as a first team player with the Bees.[10]
Non-league football
Latimer dropped into non-league football and joined Southern League side Gravesend & Northfleet.[2] He later played for Kent League Division One side Snowdown Colliery Welfare.[2]
Personal life
Latimer worked as a miner before becoming a professional footballer and came to the attention of Brentford manager Harry Curtis when he moved from the Durham coalfield to the Snowdown Colliery in Kent.[2] Latimer returned to his trade after his retirement from football.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Frank Latimer". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. p. 94. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. 1947-05-26. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ↑ Geoff Bradford: Bristol Rovers Legend - Ian Haddrell, Mike Jay - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- 1 2 "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. 1956-03-31. Retrieved 2014-08-26.