Frederick Osborn (sportsman)
Frederick "Freddie" Osborn (10 November 1889 – 11 October 1954) was an English cricketer and footballer.
Cricket
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| Full name | Frederick Osborn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
10 November 1889 Leicester, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
11 October 1954 (aged 64) Leicester, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1911–1913 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 1 March 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Osborn made two first-class appearances for Leicestershire. His first appearance came against Derbyshire in the 1911 County Championship at Aylestone Road, Leicester, while his second came against Lancashire in the 1913 County Championship at Old Trafford.[1] Against Derbyshire, he made scores of 14 in Leicestershire's first-innings, during which he was dismissed by Arnold Warren, while in their second-innings he wasn't required to bat.[2] Against Lancashire, Osborn was dismissed for a duck by Bill Huddleston in Leicestershire's first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for the same score by Ralph Whitehead.[3]
Football
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Frederick Osborn | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Date of death | 11 October 1954 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Leicester, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward/Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1910–1913 | Leicester Fosse | 67 | (29) |
| 1913–1920 | Preston North End | 68 | (40) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Osborn played as a forward for Leicester Fosse and Preston North End.
After being switched from inside forward to centre forward, Osborn was top scorer for Preston in 1913–14 with 26 goals, although the club was still relegated, and again the following season with 17 goals as they won promotion back to the First Division, before league football was interrupted by the First World War.[4][5]
Wounded during the war, Osborn was unable to regain a regular place in the Preston team when the league resumed in 1919, appearing only seven more times for the club.[6]
Death
He died at the place of his birth on 11 October 1954.
Notes
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Osborn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ↑ "Leicestershire v Derbyshire, 1911 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ↑ "Lancashire v Leicestershire, 1913 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ↑ Preston North End : Seasonal Scorers
- ↑ Freddie Osborn : Biography at Spartacus Educational
- ↑ A Fox and a White
References
- "Labour of love proves fine tribute to heroes". Retrieved 2015-09-16.