Frank Hodgetts (30 September 1924 – 27 March 2018)
was an English
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a winger in the
Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
. He holds the record for the youngest player to play for West Brom, making his debut at the age of 16 years, 26 days vs Notts County, 26 October 1940.
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20130116060710/http://www.wba.co.uk/stats/in_the_record_book/
External links
Frank Hodgetts's Career
1924 births
2018 deaths
English men's footballers
Footballers from Dudley
Men's association football midfielders
West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
Worcester City F.C. players
Millwall F.C. players
English Football League players
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