Fred Spiksley
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Frederick Spiksley | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1870 | ||
| Place of birth | Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 July 1948 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Goodwood Racecourse, England | ||
| Playing position | Outside Left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1883-c.1886 | Holy Trinity School, Gainsborough | ||
| c. 1884 | Eclipse | ||
| 1887 | Gainsborough Jubilee Swifts | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1886 | Gainsborough Working Men's Club | 2 | (0) |
| 1886 | Gainsborough Wednesday | 6 | (?) |
| 1887–1891 | Gainsborough Trinity | 126 | (131) |
| 1891–1903 | Sheffield Wednesday | 293 | (100) |
| 1904 | Glossop North End | 3 | (1) |
| 1905 | Leeds City | 7 | (0) |
| 1905–1906 | Southern United | ? | (?) |
| 1906 | Watford | 11 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 1893–1898 | England | 7 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1911 | AIK Stockholm | ||
| 1911 | Sweden | ||
| 1913 | TSV 1860 München | ||
| 1913–1914 | 1. FC Nuremberg | ||
| 192x | Reforma AC | ||
| 192x | Real Club España | ||
| 1927 | 1. FC Nuremberg | ||
| 1928 | Lausanne Sports | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Fred Spiksley (25 January 1870 – 28 July 1948) was an English footballer and coach, who played as a forward for Sheffield Wednesday and England. He also played for Gainsborough Trinity, Glossop North End, Leeds City, Watford and in 1907 became the only professional footballer to play for the Corinthians. After retiring as a player in 1906 he worked as a coach and won national league titles in Sweden, Mexico and Germany. During the First World War he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in Germany.
He died on Ladies' Day at Goodwood Racecourse in 1948.
In January 1891 he almost signed for Accrington F.C. but asked for time to consider their offer before signing. However while travelling to Accrington he stopped in Sheffield and was persuaded by two directors, John Holmes and Fred Thompson, to sign for Sheffield Wednesday F.C.. He subsequently spent the next eleven seasons at Wednesday scoring 100 goals in 293 league appearances. He also scored a further 14 goals in 28 FA Cup appearances, starting with a brace in a memorable 4–1 victory over League side Bolton Wanderers in 1892.
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