Frank Edward Pegg (2 August 1902 – August 1991) was an English professional

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who scored 61 goals from 166 appearances in

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playing for

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, Lincoln City,

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...

and New Brighton. He played as an

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Life and career

Pegg was born in

Beeston, Nottinghamshire Beeston is a town in the Borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England, south-west of Nottingham city centre. To its north-east is the University of Nottingham's main campus, University Park. The pharmaceutical and retail chemist group Boots h ...

, and began his football career with

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clubs Sawley United and Loughborough Corinthians. In the early-mid 1920s, he had trials with

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clubs including

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and

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, before joining

. He played only once in the First Division, towards the end of the 1925–26 season, and then moved on to

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club Lincoln City. He scored 51 goals from 120 appearances in all senior competitions in five years with Lincoln, helping them to runners-up spot twice, in 1928 and 1931. At the end of that season, he joined

in part-exchange for Allan Hall, who was to score 42 league goals in his first season, which remains, , a club record. Pegg rarely played for Bradford City, and was one of five new forwards signed by

in the 1932 close season to add to the six already on the club's books. He rarely played for Norwich either, and ended his Football League career with a season of regular appearances for New Brighton, followed by a spell back in non-league football with Yarmouth Town. Pegg died in August 1991 aged about 89.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pegg, Frank 1902 births 1991 deaths People from Beeston, Nottinghamshire Footballers from Nottinghamshire English footballers Association football wingers Sunderland A.F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players New Brighton A.F.C. players English Football League players Place of death missing