Frank Osborne (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Raymond Osborne | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Wynberg, South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 8 March 1988 (aged 91) | ||
| Place of death | Epsom, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1911–1914 | Netley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1921 | Bromley | ||
| 1921–1924 | Fulham | 67 | (18) |
| 1924–1931 | Tottenham Hotspur | 210 | (78) |
| 1931–1933 | Southampton | 17 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1922–1926 | England | 4 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1948–1949 | Fulham | ||
| 1953–1956 | Fulham | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Frank Raymond Osborne (14 October 1896 – 8 March 1988) was a professional footballer who was one of the top forwards of the 1920s, playing for Tottenham Hotspur and also making four appearances for England. He subsequently went on to manage Fulham with whom he was associated for over 50 years.
Osborne was born in Wynberg, South Africa, and moved to England in 1911, and played youth football at Netley, near Southampton. He subsequently moved to London, joining Bromley (a Kent amateur side) after the end of World War I, before he was signed by Phil Kelso for Football League Second Division side Fulham in November 1921 (aged 25).
At Fulham, playing alongside Andy Ducat and Frank Penn, he was top scorer in 1922–23 accounting for 10 of the team's 43 league goals, in what was generally a low-scoring season in Division Two. His goal-scoring exploits in a weak Fulham side brought him to the notice of the England selectors who picked him for the matches against Northern Ireland on 21 October 1922 (won 2–0) and France on 10 May 1923 (won 4–1), although he failed to score in either match. He thus became the first Fulham player to be capped by England.
Financial pressures led to his transfer to Football League First Division side Tottenham Hotspur for £1,500 in January 1924. Osborne spent two years at Fulham, making 70 appearances and scoring 18 goals.
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