Frederick Warburton (8 August 1880 – 29 November 1948) was an English

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player and manager active in the early part of the twentieth century.

Career

Playing career

Warburton played football professionally in England at the turn of the century. He played one game for

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and then after slipping into the non-League with Bryn Central, he played for Bury for two seasons, registering five goals in 11 appearances from a position of inside forward. He later played in the

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for Swindon Town and

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before playing for Accrington Stanley and

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Coaching career

Warburton managed the

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from 1919 to 1923. Warburton was in charge of the team at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

, winning a bronze medal.

Personal life

He was married to Pauline Walker and had ten children. Warburton's sons

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and George were also professional footballers.

References

1880 births 1948 deaths English men's footballers English Football League players Southern Football League players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Bury F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players Morecambe F.C. players English football managers HVV Den Haag managers Netherlands national football team managers English expatriate football managers Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Men's association football inside forwards Footballers from Bolton {{England-footy-manager-stub