- Frank Worthington
Football player infobox
playername = Frank Worthington
fullname = Frank Stewart Worthington
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1948|11|23|df=y
cityofbirth = Halifax
countryofbirth =England
currentclub =
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1966–1972
1972–1977
1977–1979
1979
1979–1982
1980
1981
1982
1982–1983
1983–1984
1984–1985
1985–1987
1987
1987–1988
1989
clubs = Huddersfield Town
Leicester City
Bolton Wanderers
→Philadelphia Fury (loan)
Birmingham City
→Mjällby AIF (loan)
→ Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan)
Leeds United
Sunderland
Southampton
Brighton & Hove Albion
Tranmere Rovers
Preston North End
Stockport County
Galway United
caps(goals) = 171 (41)
210 (72)
084 (35)
021 (10)
075 (29)
010 0(4)
026 (11)
032 (14)
019 0(2)
034 0(4)
031 0(7)
059 (21)
023 0(3)
019 0(6)
nationalyears = 1974–1975
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 008 0(2)
manageryears = 1985–1987
managerclubs = Tranmere RoversFrank Stewart Worthington (born 23 November 1948) is a former English footballer. Frank was born into a footballing family in Shelf near Halifax,
Yorkshire . Both of his parents had played the game and his two older brothers, Dave and Bob, became professional footballers, both began their careers with Halifax Town.Playing career
Worthington began his career as a forward for Huddersfield Town in 1966 before playing for Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Leeds United, Sunderland, Southampton, Brighton and Hove Albion, Tranmere Rovers, Preston North End, Stockport County and Galway United. Worthington played into his 40s making 757 English League appearances and scoring 234 goals. He also played in the
United States (with NASL teamsPhiladelphia Fury and Tampa Bay Rowdies),South Africa ,Sweden and in English non-League football.Worthington won eight caps for England in 1974, scoring two goals.
Worthington's spell at Tranmere was as player-manager and although he had some success he did not return to management.
Worthington had the reputation for enjoying the high life. Following retirement from the game Frank turned to the after-dinner speaking circuit and also published his autobiography "One Hump Or Two"." The front cover featured a smiling Frank contemplating putting lumps of sugar in his cup of tea with the book title also alluding to his interest in the ladies.
Worthington is remembered for scoring one of the most remarkable goals in English football when playing for Bolton v Ipswich on 21 April 1979. Having his back to goal at the edge of the 18 yard box, with the Ipswich defence moving out to play the offside-trap, he controlled the aerial ball with his knee, kept it up twice with his foot whilst moving away from goal before flicking it over his head, wrong-footing the defenders, to turn and volley it past the 'keeper.
Worthington further represented England in the 1991 edition of the
World Cup of Masters , scoring in the opening round against Uruguay.Honours
;Southampton
*Football League Division 1 Runners-up: 1983–84;
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
*Football League Division 1 Leading Goalscorer Season: 1978–79References
*cite book | author=Frank Worthington | title=One Hump or Two? | publisher=Polar Print Group | year=1994| id=ISBN 1-8995380-0-3
External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlqU-pQMR74 Frank's great goal Bolton W v Ipswich T 1979 - YouTube]
*soccerbase (manager)|455
* [http://www.englandfootballonline.com/ Englandfootballonline England The National Team ]
* [http://www.dspace.dial.pipex.com/bob.dunning/frank.htm Frank Worthington Bob's 70-71 Footballers]
* [http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~sph2/lufc/mag/worthing.htm Article on Leeds Legends website]
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