Frank Drabble

Frank Drabble
Personal information
Full name	Frank Drabble
Date of birth	8 July 1888
Place of birth	Southport, England
Date of death	29 July 1964 (aged 76)
Place of death	Staines, England
Height	5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Bloxwich Wesleyans
	Southport YMCA
Senior career*
Years	Team
1909–1910	Tottenham Hotspur
1910–1911	Nottingham Forest
1912	Burnley
1913–1914	Bradford Park Avenue
1914–1916	Southport Central
1919–1921	Bolton Wanderers
1921–1924	Southport
1924	Queens Park Rangers
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Drabble (8 July 1888 – 29 July 1964) was a professional footballer who played for Bloxwich Wesley, Southport YMCA, Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest, Burnley, Bradford Park Avenue, Southport Central, Bolton Wanderers and Queens Park Rangers.^[1]

Playing career

Drabble had spells with youth clubs Bloxwich Wesleyans and Southport YMCA before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1909.^[4] The goalkeeper played one match in his time at the club.^[5] He played a further eight matches at Nottingham Forest in 1910.^[6] Drabble played two matches for Burnley in 1910 before featuring in 32 matches at Bradford Park Avenue.^[1] He had further spells at Southport Central (twice), Bolton Wanderers and finally Queens Park Rangers.^[7]^[8]

After his retirement from football, Drabble worked as an estate agent.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 85. ISBN 9781905891610.
^ ^a ^b "Name of Deceased (Surname first) Address, description and date of death of Deceased Names, addresses and descriptions of Persons" (PDF). Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ "Third Division. Northern Section. Southport". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Frank Drabble". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ "The City Ground". www.thecityground.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^ "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ "QPRnet – Seasonal Stats – Files – 1923–24". Retrieved 28 December 2018.