Billy Frith
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Frith | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Date of death | 1996 (aged 83–84) | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Worksop Town | |||
| Mansfield Town | |||
| 1932 | Chesterfield | 9 | (3) |
| 1932–1939 | Coventry City | 165 | (4) |
| 1945–1946 | Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
| 1946–1947 | Coventry City | 7 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1945–1946 | Port Vale | ||
| 1947–1948 | Coventry City | ||
| 1948–1950 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| Rugby Town | |||
| 1957–1961 | Coventry City | ||
| 1963–1965 | Chelmsford City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
William Frith (9 June 1912 – 1996) was an English football player and manager.
Starting his career with Worksop Town, Mansfield Town, and Chesterfield; he won a move to Coventry City in 1932. He stayed with the club right up until the outbreak of World War II, helping the club to finish 1935–36 as Third Division South champions, and played a total of 165 games for the club in the Football League.
In 1945 he was appointed as manager of Port Vale, before he returned to Coventry as manager in 1947. His time at both clubs was unsuccessful, and he spent the next decade in non-league football as manager of Stafford Rangers and Rugby Town. He returned to Coventry as manager in 1957 and led the club to promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1958–59, but was sacked in 1961. His last management post was at Chelmsford City between 1963 and 1965, he led the club to second in the Southern League in 1963–64.
Frith played as a wing half for non-league sides Worksop Town and Mansfield Town. He transferred to Second Division side Chesterfield in 1932, scoring three goals in nine league games, before he moved on to Coventry City later in the year. He remained in Harry Storer's team up until the outbreak of World War II. During this time Coventry finished second in the Third Division South in 1933–34, though were not promoted. They did achieve promotion at the end of the 1935–36 campaign, after topping the division, one point ahead of chasers Luton Town. Coventry finished in fourth place in the Second Division in the two pre-war seasons, missing out on promotion to the First Division by one point in 1937–38 and four points in 1938–39. Frith made a total of 172 League appearances for Coventry City in two spells.
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