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English footballer

Frank Hesham
Personal information
Full name Francis James Hesham
Date of birth 1879
Place of birth Gorton, England
Date of death (aged 36)
Place of death West Flanders, Belgium
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1896–1897 Manchester City 2 (0)
1897–1900 Gorton St Francis
1900–1901 Manchester City 1 (0)
1901–1902 Crewe Alexandra
1903–1904 Accrington Stanley
1904–1905 Stoke 17 (1)
1905–1907 Leyton 33 (5)
1907–1909 Oldham Athletic 34 (9)
1909 Preston North End 0 (0)
1909–1910 Croydon Common 39 (20)
1910–1913 Crewe Alexandra
1913 Newton Heath Alliance
Total 54 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis James Hesham (1879 – 17 November 1915) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City, Oldham Athletic and Stoke.

Career

Hesham began his career with Manchester City, for whom he made two appearances during the 1896–97 season. After three years with non-league club Gorton St Francis, he made a further appearance for Manchester City in January 1901. He then began a journeyman career and played for Crewe Alexandra (two spells), Accrington Stanley, Leyton, Oldham Athletic, Preston North End, Croydon Common and Newton Heath Alliance, before retiring in 1913.

Personal life

Hesham was married with a son. Prior to the First World War, he served in the Manchester Regiment and later worked as a clerk in Manchester. In November 1914, during the early months of the war, Hesham enlisted as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery. He was posted to France in May 1915 and was killed near Ypres on 17 November 1915. Hesham was buried in La Clytte Military Cemetery.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 1896–97 Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Manchester City 1900–01 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Manchester City total 3 0 0 0 3 0
Stoke 1904–05 First Division 17 1 0 0 17 1
Leyton 1906–07 Southern League First Division 33 5 0 0 33 5
Oldham Athletic 1907–08 Second Division 25 9 4 1 29 10
1908–09 9 0 2 0 11 0
Total 34 9 6 1 40 10
Croydon Common 1909–10 Southern League First Division 28 15 3 2 31 17
1910–11 Southern League Second Division 11 5 2 3 13 8
Total 39 20 5 5 44 25
Career Total 126 35 11 6 137 41

References

  1. Frank Hesham on Lives of the First World War
  2. ^ "Frank Hesham". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  5. "Frank Hesham – MCFC Players – Manchester City, Man City History – Bluemoon-MCFC". bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Croydon Common Football Club – Biographies – Frank James Hesham" (PDF). Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. "Remembering City's fallen heroes". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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