Des Frost
English footballer
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Desmond Frost (3 August 1926 – 3 June 1993) was an English professional footballer who scored 74 goals from 187 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre forward for Leeds United, Halifax Town, Rochdale and Crewe Alexandra.[1] He also played non-league football for Civil Defence Messengers and Congleton Town either side of war service in the Northamptonshire Regiment and the Royal Army Service Corps.[2] Frost was born in Congleton, Cheshire, in 1926 and died in Cheshire in 1993 at the age of 66.[1]
Full name
Desmond Frost [1]
Date of birth
3 August 1926[1]
Place of birth
Congleton, England
Date of death
3 June 1993 (aged 66)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Desmond Frost [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1926[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Congleton, England | ||
| Date of death | 3 June 1993 (aged 66)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Cheshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Civil Defence Messengers (Congleton) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 194?–1949 | Congleton Town | ||
| 1949–1951 | Leeds United | 10 | (2) |
| 1951–1953 | Halifax Town | 116 | (54) |
| 1953–1954 | Rochdale | 16 | (6) |
| 1954–195? | Crewe Alexandra | 45 | (12) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
