Robert Frith

Robert William Frith (1892–1939) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back in the Football League for Rotherham County, South Shields and Derby County.[1]

Robert Frith
Personal information
Full name Robert William Frith[1]
Date of birth 1892
Place of birth Hassop, England
Date of death 1939 (aged 46–47)[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908 Bradford Park Avenue
1909 Sheffield United 0 (0)
1911 Derby County 1 (0)
1913–1915 Luton Town 59 (0)
1919 South Shields 19 (1)
1919–1920 Rotherham County 21 (0)
Mansfield Town
Mid Rhondda United
1924 Rochdale
National team
Western League XI 1
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Frith was married with two children and at one time worked as a furnace man in Sheffield.[3] On 16 December 1914, four months after the outbreak of the First World War, Frith enlisted in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.[3] He had two toes amputated in May 1915 and was transferred to the regiment's 27th (Reserve) Battalion in November 1915.[3][4] Frith was released from the army during the following month to work in a munitions factory in Sheffield.[3] He was posted to the Middlesex Regiment Depot in Aldershot in March 1916 and was discharged from the army in January 1919.[3]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Derby County 1910–11[5] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Luton Town 1913–14[6] Southern League Second Division 30 0 3 0 33 0
1914–15[6] Southern League First Division 29 0 4 1 33 1
Total 59 0 7 1 66 1
Career total 60 0 7 0 67 1

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 104. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "League clubs and their players for the coming season. Rochdale". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
  3. "Private Robert William Frith | Great War Stories". www.worldwar1luton.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. "Luton Town's Footballers Disperse". Luton News. 13 May 1915. Retrieved 31 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Robert William Frith". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  6. "Robert Frith". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 22 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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