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Frank Clack
Personal information
Full name Frank Edward Clack[1]
Date of birth (1912-03-30)30 March 1912
Place of birth Witney, England
Date of death 9 December 1995(1995-12-09) (aged 83)[2]
Place of death Witney,[2] England
Height 5 ft 10+14 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Witney Town
1932–1933 Birmingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933–1939 Birmingham 60 (0)
1939–1947 Brentford 0 (0)
1947–1949 Bristol City 67 (0)
1949–1950 Guildford City
1950–19?? Dover
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Edward Clack (30 March 1912 – 2 June 1995) was an English professional footballer born in Witney, Oxfordshire, who played as a goalkeeper. He made 127 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Bristol City.[4]

After several years with Birmingham as understudy to England international Harry Hibbs, Clack joined Brentford before the 1939–40 season, but the outbreak of the Second World War prevented him playing for them. After the war he spent two seasons as first-choice goalkeeper with Bristol City before moving into non-league football.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. ^ a b "Frank Clack". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Bright outlooks at Villa Park and St. Andrew's. Birmingham". Evening Despatch. Birmingham. 17 August 1933. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.