Frank Lampard Sr.

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Frank Lampard
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Lampard in 1996
Personal information
Full name Frank Richard George Lampard [1]
Date of birth (1948-09-20) 20 September 1948 (age 76) [1]
Place of birth East Ham, England
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
1963–1967 West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1967–1985 West Ham United 551 (18)
1985–1986 Southend United 33 (1)
Total584(19)
International career
1971–1972 England U23 4 (0)
1972–1980 England 2 (0)
Managerial career
1994–2001 West Ham United (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Richard George Lampard (born 20 September 1948) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He played most of his career for West Ham United, had a brief spell with Southend United, and was capped twice for the England national team. He is the father of former Chelsea midfielder and manager Frank Lampard, and is often referred to as "Frank Lampard Senior" or "Frank Senior" when there is a chance of confusion between the two.

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Early life

Lampard was born in East Ham, in 1948 to Frank Richard Lampard (1920–1953) and Hilda Drucilla (or Drusilla) Stiles (1928–2014). He has a sister, Gwendoline (born 1950) who is a year or two junior than him. He was only five years old when his father died in 1953, aged 33. [2]

Club career

Lampard started for the youth team of West Ham United in 1964. He debuted for West Ham United in November 1967 in a 3–2 home defeat by Manchester City, [3] and quickly established himself in his preferred left-back position. [4] Lampard was awarded a testimonial game by West Ham on 2 November 1976; a West Ham XI playing Fulham at the Boleyn Ground resulting in a 3–1 win for West Ham. [5]

At club level, he won two FA Cups with West Ham, in 1975 and 1980, and the old second division title in 1981. By the time he left the club on a free transfer at the end of the 1984–85 season, Lampard had played 660 games, scored 22 goals and become one of the most celebrated players to pull on the claret and blue shirt. He wore the number 3.

He moved to Southend United for the 1985–86 season, then managed by another ex-West Ham star Bobby Moore, and made 38 appearances for the Essex club before retiring.

International career

At international level, Lampard won four England Under-23 caps, and debuted for the England senior national team against Yugoslavia in October 1972.

Managerial career

From 1994 to 2001 he returned to West Ham to serve as assistant manager under Harry Redknapp, his brother-in-law. [6] [7]

On 24 November 2008, Lampard was appointed as a football consultant to new Watford manager Brendan Rodgers. [8] and then followed Rodgers to Reading in June 2009 to take up a similar role at the Madejski Stadium in June 2009. [9] Lampard left Reading when Rodgers departed by mutual consent on 17 December 2009. [10]

Personal life

Lampard was married to Patricia Harris before her death on 24 April 2008 following complications from pneumonia. [11] They had three children named Natalie, Claire and Frank Jr, who was also a professional footballer and manager. He also had 2 children from an affair he had with his mistress after cheating on his wife for years [12] Patricia's twin sister is Sandra Redknapp, wife of English football manager Harry Redknapp. [13] He is also the uncle to former England and Premier League player Jamie Redknapp. In 2019, Lampard became the landlord of The Nightingale public house in Wanstead, London. [14]

Honours

West Ham United

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