Redfern Froggatt

Redfern Froggatt

Personal information
Full name	Redfern Froggatt
Date of birth	23 August 1924
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Date of death	26 December 2003 (aged 79)
Place of death	Sheffield, England
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1945–1960	Sheffield Wednesday[1]	434	(140)
National team
1952-1953	England	4	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Redfern Froggatt (23 August 1924 – 26 December 2003) was a footballer for Sheffield Wednesday and England.

Redfern was the son of former Sheffield Wednesday captain Frank Froggatt, and the cousin of England international Jack Froggatt. In 1942 'Red' was signed from Sheffield YMCA but did not become a regular player in the Wednesday side until 1945. Over the course of the next 15 years he would go on to make a total of 498 appearances for the club, mostly as a striker but playing over 50 games as a winger, scoring 149 goals. He made his England debut in a match against Wales in 1952 and in total received four England caps scoring 2 goals. His final game for Wednesday came in the 1959-60 season.

References

1. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/redfernfroggatt.html