Frank Boulton (footballer)

Frank Preece Boulton (12 August 1917 – 12 June 1987) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Arsenal, Derby County and Swindon Town.[1]

Frank Boulton
Personal information
Full name Frank Preece Boulton
Date of birth (1917-08-12)12 August 1917
Place of birth Chipping Sodbury, England
Date of death 12 June 1987(1987-06-12) (aged 69)
Place of death Swindon, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1936 Bath City
1936–1938 Arsenal 36 (0)
1938–1946 Derby County 39 (0)
1946–1950 Swindon Town 97 (0)
1950–? Crystal Palace 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Boulton started his career at Bath City, joining Arsenal age 19.[2] He joined Derby County in August 1938 and made 39 League appearances either side of World War II.[1] He joined Swindon Town in 1946, where he shared a house with his former Arsenal teammate Albert Young.[3] As a matter of interest, Frank Boulton's first cousin, Arthur H Jones, was in the first Welsh Rugby side to win at Twickenham in 1933.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Frank Boulton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Arsenal Buy New Goalkeeper". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 8 October 1936. p. 17 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Albert's 94 years young". Swindon Advertiser. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2018.