Frank Noble

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Frank Noble
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-10-26) 26 October 1945 (age 77)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Sheffield Wednesday 2 (0)
Peterborough United 207 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Noble (born 26 October 1945) is a former footballer who played as a full back in the Football League during the 1960s and 1970s, mainly with Peterborough United. He was born in Sheffield. [1]

He started as a junior with Sheffield Wednesday, although he only made two Football League appearances for them, with his last appearance in 1965/66. [2]

He moved to Peterborough United for 1967-68 and went on to play 226 games for the club.[ citation needed ] He played for them in their FA Cup 3rd round tie against Portsmouth on 27 January 1968, which was their last FA Cup game prior to their demotion for financial irregularities. [3] He retired from football during the 1971–72 season. [4]

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References

  1. "Frank Noble: Biography". The Peterborough United Database. Up the Posh!. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. "Sheffield Wednesday: /14". Post-war Football League stats. Neil Brown. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. Peterborough on the FA Cup trail Part 2 - 09/05/07
  4. Football League Career Stats - Peterborough players