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Frank Birchenough (born 1898) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for West Ham United and Burnley.[1] Son of former Manchester United goalkeeper Herbert Birchenough.[2]

Frank Birchenough

Personal information
Date of birth	(1898-09-11)11 September 1898
Place of birth	Crewe, England
Date of death	(1960-02-19)19 February 1960
Place of death	Haslington, nr. Crewe
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1919-1920	Nantwich
1919–1920	West Ham United	1	(0)
1920–1921	Burnley	2	(0)
1921-1922	Whitchurch
1922-1923	Rhyl
1923-1924	Nantwich
–	Sandbach Ramblers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Birchenough played non-league football with Nantwich.[2] He played a single Second Division game for West Ham United, against Nottingham Forest on 5 April 1920.[1][3]

After a spell at Burnley, where he made two appearances as part of the First Division championship-winning squad of 1920–21,[4] he later played for Whitchurch and Rhyl before returning to Nantwich[1] and later kept goal for Sandbach Ramblers during their 1927-28 Cheshire County League campaign.[2]

References

• "Birchenough, F (Frank)", English National Football Archive

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