Frank Squires

Frank Squires (8 March 1921 – 1 March 1988) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as an inside forward.[2]

Frank Squires
Personal information
Full name Frank Squires
Date of birth (1921-03-08)8 March 1921
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Date of death 1 March 1988(1988-03-01) (aged 66)
Place of death Swansea, Wales[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1947 Swansea Town 36 (5)
1947–1950 Plymouth Argyle 86 (13)
1950–1951 Grimsby Town 36 (2)
1951–1955 Merthyr Tydfil
1955–1956 Barry Town 47 (7)
1956–195? Brecon Corinthians
National team
1942–1946 Wales Wartime matches 2 (0)
Teams managed
Brecon Corinthians (Player/ Manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Squires turned professional in June 1938 for Swansea Town and played in wartime football. He made his Football League debut for the club in 1946, scoring five goals in 36 league games for Swansea before being sold to Plymouth Argyle in October 1947. He then moved to Grimsby Town in July 1950, before a move to Merthyr Tydfil in September 1951.

Squires left Merthyr Tydfil in 1955 and signed for Southern League side Barry Town as a Player Coach. Squires made 47 appearances in the Southern League for Barry Town and 1 Welsh League appearance for their reserve side scoring a total of 7 goals for the club in a season long stint at Barry.

International career

Squires was a Welsh Schoolboy international, and played one wartime international for Wales, and also a Victory international in 1946.[3]

Management career

He was also player-coach at Barry Town and player-manager for Brecon Corinthians.[4]

References
  1. "Frank Squires". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 100. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
  3. https://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=784
  4. https://www.swanseacity.com/history/players-past
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