Fred Horsman
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Horsman | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 May 1959 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Watford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1909 | Ilkeston United[2] | ||
| 1910–1912 | Mansfield Town | ||
| 1913–1914 | Grantham Avenue | ||
| 1919–1924 | Watford | 132 | (0) |
| 1924–1925 | Doncaster Rovers | 38 | (0) |
| 1925 | Peterborough & Fletton United | ||
| 1925 | Luton Town | ||
| 1925–1927 | Ashford Railway Works | ||
| 1927–1928 | Chatham | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frederick Horsman (12 December 1889 – 15 May 1959) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back and made 138 appearances in the Football League for Watford[3] and Doncaster Rovers.[4]
Prior to World War I he played for two seasons with Mansfield Town as they moved from the Notts & Derbyshire League on to the Central Alliance for the 1911–12 season. He then played for Grantham Avenue who were the 1913–14 Central Alliance runners-up.[5]
After the end of the war he joined Watford for a five season spell:[6] in the first season, when he played in 32 league matches, they were runners-up of the Southern League Division 1 and then the club joined the newly formed Football League Third Division South. He played in Watford's first ever Football League match, a 2–1 win against Queens Park Rangers on 28 August 1920.[7] Whilst with Watford he was picked for an F.A. representative side to play Cambridge University.[3] After leaving Watford he played for Football League Third Division North club Doncaster Rovers for the 1924–25 season.[4]
He started the 1925–26 season with Peterborough & Fletton United but shortly moved on to Luton Town where he played reserve team football during his two month stay. His registration with Luton was cancelled by mid December 1925[8] and later that month he was playing with Kent League club Ashford Railway Works.[9] He was team captain of the Railway Works team for the 1926–27 campaign.[10] Thereafter he played throughout the 1927–28 season with Chatham featuring in their Kent League reserves team.[11]
In an interview published in October 1926 he stated that he had gained experience prior to World War I with Notts County and in his career he was selected on two occasions for the Southern League representative team.[10]
