Frank McDonough (footballer)

Francis John Bernard McDonough (24 December 1899 – March 1976) was an English professional football goalkeeper who appeared in the Football League for Stockport County, Blackpool, Brentford and Thames.[2] He was captain of Stockport County and Macclesfield.[3]

For the historian, see Frank McDonough. For the politician, see Frank McDonough (politician).

Frank McDonough

Personal information
Full name	Francis John Bernard McDonough[1]
Date of birth	(1899-12-24)24 December 1899
Place of birth	Easington, England
Date of death	March 1976 (1976-04) (aged 76)[1]
Place of death	Stockport, England
Playing position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Haswell
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Durham City
	Horden Athletic
	Wheatley Hill Colliery
	Shotton Colliery Welfare
	Annfield Plain
1930–1931	Brentford	2	(0)
1931	Thames	26	(0)
1931–1934	Blackpool	82	(0)
1934–1937	Stockport County	132	(0)
1938–1939	Macclesfield	40	(0)
1939	Stockport County	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Honours

Stockport County

• Football League Third Division North: 1936–37[4]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1930–31[5]	Third Division South	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Stockport County	1934–35[4]	Third Division North	24	0	5	0	—		29	0
	1935–36[4]		39	0	1	0	—		40	0
	1936–37[4]		41	0	1	0	—		42	0
	1937–38[4]	Second Division	28	0	1	0	—		29	0
	Total		132	0	8	0	—		140	0
Macclesfield	1938–39[6]	Cheshire County League	40	0	3	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	46	0
Career total			174	0	11	0	3	0	188	0

1. 2 appearances in Cheshire Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup.

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 185. ISBN 190589161X.
2. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 105. ISBN 978-0955294914.
3. "Player Profiles – M". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
4. Watts, Ian. "Frank McDonough County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
5. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 371. ISBN 0951526200.
6. "Season Statistics – Cheshire League – 1938–39". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2017.