Frank Saul (footballer)

Frank Saul

Personal information
Full name	Frank Lander Saul
Date of birth	23 August 1943
Place of birth	Canvey Island, Essex, England
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	Canvey Island
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1960–1968	Tottenham Hotspur	116	(37)
1968–1970	Southampton	50	(2)
1970–1972	Queens Park Rangers	43	(4)
1972–1976	Millwall	96	(4)
–	Dagenham
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Frank Lander Saul (born 23 August 1943 in Canvey Island, Essex) is a former professional footballer who played most of his career for Tottenham Hotspur.

Playing career

Having started as a youth with Canvey Island F.C., he signed for Spurs in 1960, and was one of 17 players used by the club in the Double winning side of 1960-61.^[1] Before being involved in the swap with Southampton for Martin Chivers in 1968. Saul scored in the 1967 FA Cup Final against Chelsea. Saul joined Queens Park Rangers in 1970 and played 43 league games scoring 4 goals before moving to Millwall in 1972.

When Saul was sent off against Burnley at Turf Moor on 4 December 1965, he was the first Spurs' player to be sent off in a League match since 27 October 1928.^[2]

Later life

Today, Saul works as a builder in Essex.^[3]

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

• F.A. Cup winner - 1967

References

1. The Double squad Retrieved 28 August 2008
2. Maxwell, Ian. "Football Trivia". www.soccerhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
3. Where are they now ? Retrieved 29 August 2008