Des Frost
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Desmond Frost [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1926[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Congleton, England | ||
| Date of death | 3 June 1993 (aged 66)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Cheshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Civil Defence Messengers (Congleton) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 194?–1949 | Congleton Town | ||
| 1949–1951 | Leeds United | 10 | (2) |
| 1951–1953 | Halifax Town | 116 | (54) |
| 1953–1954 | Rochdale | 16 | (6) |
| 1954–195? | Crewe Alexandra | 45 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Desmond Frost (3 August 1926 – 3 June 1993) was an English professional footballer who scored 74 goals from 187 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre forward for Leeds United, Halifax Town, Rochdale and Crewe Alexandra.[1] He also played non-league football for Civil Defence Messengers and Congleton Town either side of war service in the Northamptonshire Regiment and the Royal Army Service Corps.[2] Frost was born in Congleton, Cheshire, in 1926 and died in Cheshire in 1993 at the age of 66.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Des Frost". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Player profiles: Des Frost". Leeds United F.C. History. Tony Hill. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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- 1926 births
- 1993 deaths
- People from Congleton
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Congleton Town F.C. players
- Leeds United F.C. players
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Northamptonshire Regiment soldiers
- Royal Army Service Corps soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- English football forward, 1920s birth stubs