Frederick Wilkes
English footballer
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Frederick Wilkes (1869 – after 1892) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Wilkes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1869 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | Unknown | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Handsworth Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1891–1892 | Small Heath | 4 | (1) |
| Brownhills | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wilkes was born in the Handsworth district of Birmingham and began his football career with Handsworth Boys Club. He signed for Small Heath in April 1891, and played in a few friendly matches at the end of that season.[1] With Harry Morris struggling for fitness towards the end of his career, Wilkes was one of six players tried at centre forward during the 1891–92 Football Alliance season. He scored a hat-trick in the Fourth Qualifying Round of the FA Cup against Brierley Hill Alliance.[2] At the end of the season he moved into non-league football with Brownhills.[1]
