Frederick Windsor Warren (23 December 1907 – 1986) was a

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professional

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and

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international.

Club career

Warren began his career at his home town club

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, spending time as understudy to

George McLachlan George Hardie McLachlan (21 September 1901 – September 1964) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager. He played for a number of amateur sides as a youth but began his professional career with Clyde in the Scottish Football League. ...

before becoming a more regular first team player. In January 1930, he was sold to

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side

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for a fee of £8,000, in a transfer that also involved Joe Hillier and Jack Jennings. After six years with Middlesbrough, Warren joined Heart of Midlothian, where he later became the club's first Welsh international. He remained at Tynecastle until the outbreak of

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, returning to South Wales to work for Barry Town.

International career

Warren made his debut for

on 2 February 1929, scoring in a 2–1 win over

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in the

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. Four months later, during the summer of 1929 Warren was selected for the

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tour of Canada but these matches were not classed as international cap matches. His Cardiff City teammates

Len Davies Leonard Stephen Davies (28 April 1899 – 1945) was a Welsh professional footballer. Born in Cardiff, he trained as a marine engineer before becoming a footballer, making his senior debut for his hometown club Cardiff City in 1919 in the South ...

Fred Keenor Frederick Charles Keenor (31 July 1894 – 19 October 1972) was a Welsh professional footballer. He began his career at his hometown side Cardiff City after impressing the club's coaching staff in a trial match in 1912 organised by his former s ...

and

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were also selected for the tour. During his career, he earned 6 caps for Wales over a period of nine years, scoring three times with all three being scored in matches against

at the

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International goals

:''Results list Wales' goal tally first.''

References

External links

London Hearts profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Warren, Fred 1907 births 1986 deaths Footballers from Cardiff Welsh footballers Wales international footballers Cardiff City F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Barry Town United F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Football League players Association football forwards