Frank Birchenough (born 1898) was an English professional
footballer
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who played in the
Football League
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as a
goalkeeper for
West Ham United and
Burnley.
Son of former
Manchester United
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goalkeeper
Herbert Birchenough
Herbert Birchenough (21 September 1874 – 28 February 1942) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played 167 league games in the Football League for Burslem Port Vale, Glossop, and Manchester United between 1898 and 1903 ...
.
Birchenough played
non-league football with
Nantwich.
He played a single
Second Division game for West Ham United, against
Nottingham Forest on 5 April 1920.
[
After a spell at Burnley, where he made two appearances as part of the First Division championship-winning squad of 1920–21,][ and later kept goal for Sandbach Ramblers during their 1927-28 ]Cheshire County League
The Cheshire County League was a football league founded in the north west of England in 1919, drawing its teams largely from Cheshire, surrounding English counties and North Wales.
Initially the league was dominated by the reserve teams of Footba ...
campaign.
References
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1898 births
1960 deaths
Footballers from Crewe
English men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Nantwich Town F.C. players
West Ham United F.C. players
Burnley F.C. players
Whitchurch F.C. players
English Football League players
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