Frank Fleming (association footballer)

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Frank Fleming
Personal information
Full name Francis Joseph Fleming [1]
Date of birth (1945-12-21) 21 December 1945 (age 77) [1]
Place of birth South Shields, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964–1965 Darlington 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis Joseph Fleming (born 21 December 1945) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Darlington as a goalkeeper. [2]

Fleming was born in South Shields in 1945. [1] He joined Darlington in July 1964, [1] and made two senior appearances, both in the Fourth Division as a stand-in for regular goalkeeper Jimmy O'Neill. His debut came on 3 October 1964, in a 3–1 defeat away to Bradford Park Avenue, and he kept his place for the next match before O'Neill returned to the side. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Frank Fleming". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 61, 102. ISBN   978-1-899468-15-7.