Joe Frail
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Martin Joseph Frail (29 March 1869 – 4 September 1939) was an English footballer who lived a traditional Romani lifestyle.[1] A goalkeeper, he played for Port Vale, Glossop North End, Derby County, Chatham, Middlesbrough, Luton Town, Brentford, and Stockport County.[2]
Career
Frail probably joined Port Vale in the autumn of 1891.[3] His debut came in a friendly against Lincoln City on 14 November 1891, which Vale lost 2–0.[3] Favoured ahead of Levi Higginson, he was the keeper of choice from September 1892, and kept goal in 19 of the club's 20 Second Division games in the 1892–93 season – Vale's first season in the English Football League.[3] However, after 11 games into the 1893–94 season, he missed the train to a match at Rotherham Town on 28 October 1893 and was duly suspended as he failed to explain the reason why.[3] He did not play another game at the Athletic Ground and was instead transferred to Gorton Villa in October 1894.[3] Later he played for Glossop North End, Derby County, Chatham, Middlesbrough (in two spells), Luton Town, Brentford and Stockport County before returning to Glossop.[3][4]
Career statistics
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1892–93 | Second Division | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1893–94 | Second Division | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Derby County | 1897–98 | First Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | 1900–01 | Second Division | 30 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 1901–02 | Second Division | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ||
| Brentford | 1903–04 | Southern League First Division | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | 1904–05 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stockport County | 1905–06 | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Glossop | 1905–06 | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1906–07 | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
References
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- 1869 births
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- Footballers from Burslem
- English Romani people
- Romani footballers
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Glossop North End A.F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Chatham Town F.C. players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Stalybridge Rovers F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- Midland Football League players
- 19th-century English sportsmen