Frank Wintle
English footballer
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Frank James Wintle (20 December 1929 – 4 January 2005) was an English footballer who played as a defender. He was signed to Port Vale from 1949 to 1957 but only played one league game. He later joined Crewe Alexandra.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank James Wintle[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1929[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 4 January 2005 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Birmingham, England[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1957 | Port Vale | 1 | (0) |
| 1957–1958 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | (0) |
| 1958 | Macclefield Town | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 5 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Wintle joined Port Vale in May 1949 but was never given a game by Gordon Hodgson, Ivor Powell, Freddie Steele, or Norman Low.[1] The only time he featured in the first-team was a brief period between Steele's resignation and Low's appointment as manager.[1] After eight years at the club, now aged 27, Wintle made his only appearance for the "Valiants" at right-back in a 7–1 thrashing by Nottingham Forest at Vale Park on 2 February 1957.[1] Forest's outside-left Stewart Imlach gave Wintle a very difficult afternoon.[3] At the end of the 1956–57 season Vale were relegated out of the Second Division.[1] He was given a free transfer in May 1957 and moved on to Crewe Alexandra.[1] He never made his debut for the "Railwaymen". He joined Macclefield Town but played just four games in the Cheshire County League.[2] He worked as a fishmonger in Knutton throughout his playing career.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Port Vale | 1953–54 | Third Division North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954–55 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955–56 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956–57 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 1957–58 | Third Division North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |