Frank Jordan (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 March 1938 | ||
| Place of death | Bitterne, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1906 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 1908–1910 | Southampton | 42 | (5) |
| 1910–1911 | Reading | ||
| 1911–1912 | Stoke | 10 | (2) |
| 1912–19?? | Merthyr Town | ||
| – | Abertillery | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frank Jordan (1883– 28 March 1938) was an English professional footballer who played at inside-left for several clubs during the years prior to World War I.
Jordan was born in Southampton and educated at Bevois Town school, before joining Southampton in 1905. After a year of reserve team football, Jordan moved to South Africa.[1]
After two years in South Africa, Jordan returned to England and was re-signed by Southampton in the summer of 1908. He made his first-team debut on 16 September 1908, when he replaced Sam Shearer at inside-left against Crystal Palace. Although less skillful than Shearer, Jordan was a more "thrustful" player,[1] more suited to Southern League football, and by December he had become the regular inside-left. Described as "fleet of foot and an agile dribbler",[1] Jordan scored four goals from his 25 league appearances in 1908–09.[2]
In the following season, he lost his place first to Sam Brittleton and then to Bob Carter, but was deployed occasionally on the left wing.[3]
After two years with the "Saints", Jordan joined fellow Southern League club Reading in the summer of 1910, where he spent a year and later played for two further Southern League clubs, Stoke and Merthyr Town.[1]