Frank Ryder
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Ryder[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1909[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Summerseat, England[1] | ||
| Date of death |
1978 (aged 68–69) | ||
| Playing position | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Summerseat | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ? | Prescot Cables | ? | (?) |
| 1932?–1933? | Bury | 6 | (0) |
| 1933?–1934? | Torquay United | 20 | (9) |
| 1934? | Rochdale | 6 | (0) |
| 1934?–193? | Ards | ? | (?) |
| 193?–1935? | Altrincham | ? | (?) |
| 1935–1937 | Port Vale | 23 | (4) |
| Total | 55+ | (13+) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Frank Ryder (born 7 March 1909 – 1978) was an English former footballer who played as a Winger for Prescot Cables, Bury, Torquay United, Rochdale, Ards, Altrincham, and Port Vale in the 1930s.
Playing career
Ryder played for Summerseat, Prescot Cables, Burnley (on trial), Bury, Torquay United, Rochdale, Ards, and Altrincham. He joined Port Vale in November 1935.[1] He scored two goals in a 2–2 draw with Blackpool at The Old Recreation Ground on 14 December, and also bagged goals in heavy defeats to Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United in February.[1] He lost his first team place after seriously injuring his right shinbone at a 3–0 defeat to Bradford Park Avenue at the Horsfall Stadium on 21 March.[1] He had played 17 Second Division games in the 1935–36 season, as the "Valiants" were relegated.[1] He made six Third Division North appearances in the 1936–37 season, and left on a free transfer in April 1937.[1]
Statistics
- Sourced from Frank Ryder profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bury | 1931–32 | Second Division | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 1932–33 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Torquay United | 1933–34 | Third Division South | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
| Rochdale | 1934–35 | Third Division North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Port Vale | 1935–36 | Second Division | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| 1936–37 | Third Division North | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||