Frank Saul (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Lander Saul[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Canvey Island, Essex, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Canvey Island | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1968 | Tottenham Hotspur | 116 | (37) |
| 1968–1970 | Southampton | 50 | (2) |
| 1970–1972 | Queens Park Rangers | 43 | (4) |
| 1972–1976 | Millwall | 96 | (4) |
| Dagenham | |||
| Total | 305 | (47) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frank Lander Saul (born 23 August 1943) is an English former professional footballer who played most of his career as a forward for Tottenham Hotspur.
Having started as a youth with Canvey island, Saul signed for Spurs in 1960, and was one of 17 players used by the club in the Double winning side of 1960–61.[3] When he scored against Arsenal on 19 September 1960, Saul became Tottenham Hotspur’s youngest ever goal scorer at 17 years and 18 days,[4] a title he would retain for more than 60 years until Alfie Devine scored an FA Cup goal on 10 January 2021.[5] Saul is still (as at 2025) Spurs’ youngest scorer in a league game. When he played against Feyenoord in the European Cup in November 1961, he became Spurs' youngest player in that competition, a title he would hold until March 2020.[6]
When Saul was sent off against Burnley at Turf Moor on 4 December 1965, he was the first Spurs' player to be sent off in a League match since October 1928.[7]
Saul scored in the 1967 FA Cup Final win over Chelsea. In 1968, he was part of the swap with Southampton for Martin Chivers, where he was valued at £45,000 as makeweight in a deal worth a then British record £125,000.[8][9] Saul joined Queens Park Rangers in 1970 and played 43 league games, scoring 4 goals, before moving to Millwall in 1972.
