Frank Barrett (footballer)

Frank Barrett

Personal information
Full name	Francis Barrett
Date of birth	(1872-08-02)2 August 1872
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Date of death	22 March 1907(1907-03-22) (aged 34)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
000?–1893	Dundee Harp
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1893–1896	Dundee	41	(0)
1896–1900	Newton Heath	118	(0)
1900–1901	New Brighton Tower	34	(0)
1901	Arbroath
1901–1902	Manchester City	5	(0)
1902–1903	Dundee	0	(0)
1903–1905	Aberdeen	20	(0)
International career
1894–1895	Scotland	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis Barrett (2 August 1872 – 22 March 1907) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. He was born in Dundee.

Barrett played for Dundee Harp before joining Dundee Football Club upon its foundation in 1893. While with the Dark Blues, he would make 49 total appearances for the club in their first three seasons, and would win two caps for Scotland in 1894 and 1895. In September 1896, he signed with Newton Heath (now Manchester United). He made 132 appearances for the club, scoring no goals. In May 1900, he left for New Brighton Tower. In 1901, he briefly returned to Manchester, making eight appearances for Manchester City. In 1903, he became one of the founding players of Aberdeen Football Club. He died in 1907, aged 35. After Barrett's death, Manchester United gifted £35 to his widow.