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

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and international player on teams for

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Club career

Warren began his career at his home town club

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It currently competes in , the third tier of the English football league system in the 2025–26 season following relegation. Founded in 1899 a ...

, spending time as understudy to George McLachlan before becoming a more regular first team player. In January 1930, he was sold to Division One 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 1929 British Home Championship. 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 Southe ...

, Fred Keenor and

Walter Robbins Walter William Robbins (24 November 1910 –1979) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a forward. He represented Wales from 1930 to 1935. Following the end of World War II, Robbins worked as a trainer with Cardiff City, Newport ...

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

Racecourse Ground The Racecourse Ground (), is a football stadium in Wrexham, Wales. It is the home of Wrexham A.F.C., Wrexham AFC. It is the largest stadium in North Wales and the List of football stadiums in Wales, fifth-largest in Wales. It is the world's o ...

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 men's footballers Wales men's 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 Men's association football forwards