Frank Hesham
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank James Hesham[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1915 (aged 35–36)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1896 | Manchester City | 2 | (0) |
| – | Gorton St Francis | ||
| 1900 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
| – | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| – | Accrington Stanley | ||
| 1904–1905 | Stoke | 17 | (1) |
| – | Leyton | ||
| 1907–1908 | Oldham Athletic | 34 | (9) |
| 1909 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
| – | Croydon Common | ||
| – | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| – | Newton Heath Alliance | ||
| Total | 54 | (10) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Frank James Hesham (1879 – 1915) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City, Oldham Athletic and Stoke.[1]
Career
Hesham began his career with Manchester City making two appearances in 1896–97 and the spent four years with Gorton St Francis before playing once for Man City in 1900–01.[1] After spells with Crewe Alexandra and Accrington Stanley he spent the 1904–05 season at Stoke where he played 17 matches scoring once which came in a 5–2 defeat away at Sheffield United.[1] He left Stoke at the end of the season and went on to play for Leyton, Oldham Athletic, Preston North End, Croydon Common, a return to Crewe and Newton Heath Alliance.[1]
Career statistics
- Sourced from Frank Hesham profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 1896–97 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1900–01 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Stoke | 1904–05 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Oldham Athletic | 1907–08 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 6 |
| 1908–09 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 54 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 60 | 11 | |