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Frank Shanley
Personal information
Full name Francis Shanley[1]
Date of birth 1889
Place of birth Barrowford, England
Date of death 4 July 1917 (aged 28)[2]
Place of death Lijssenthoek, Belgium[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Nelson
1913 Preston North End 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis Shanley (1889 – 4 July 1917) was an English footballer who made one appearance as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Preston North End.[3]

Personal life

Shanley had two brothers and prior to the First World War, he worked as an attendant at the Whittingham Asylum.[4] In May 1915, 9 months after Britain's entry into the First World War, Shanley enlisted as a private in the Gordon Highlanders.[4] He was posted to the Western Front in June 1916 and one month later was evacuated back to Britain with a gunshot wound to the right knee.[1][4] Shanley returned to the front in April 1917 and received multiple gunshot wounds to the back in the Ypres Salient on 3 July 1917.[1][4] He died of his wounds the following day at the 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Remy Farm and was buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.[1][2][5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Preston North End 1913–14[4] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Francis Shanley | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 260. ISBN 190589161X.
  4. ^ a b c d e Bryan, Mike; Peel, Maria. "St. Francis R.C. Church – Hill Chapel – Goosnargh – The History of the Parish War Memorial" (PDF). pp. 15–17. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  5. ^ "3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station". www.awm.gov.au. Retrieved 20 December 2018.


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