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Portrait of Francis "Frank" Wedge

Francis "Frank" Wedge

Position: inside-right

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
A 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00
TOTALS 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 50.00

Name: Francis Edgar "Frank" Wedge
Birthdate: 28-07-1876
Age: 149
Birthplace: Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Height:
Weight:
Years at Club: 1896-1898
Signing Info: Transferred from: Manchester Talbot, 12/1896, £
Previous Clubs: Manchester Talbot
Debut: 20/11/1897 v Leicester City (A) 1-1 (League Division Two)
Farewell: Transferred to Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 06/1898, £
Passed Away: 03/1955

Biography

After wreaking havoc as an inside-right for local Mancunian outfit Talbot FC, Frank Wedge was signed by Newton Heath towards the end of December 1896. A bank clerk by day, he remained an amateur all throughout his time at Bank Street.
His first taste of football for his new team was for the reserves on New Year's Day 1897, and that was the level at which he most often operated over the next year and a half, with a decent strike rate, it must be said.
In August 1897, Wedge was involved in Heath's preseason practice matches, playing for the 'Stripes' against the 'Whites', and he eventually got to play in two consecutive Football League fixtures later that November. With Heath missing three regulars for the trip to Leicester Fosse on the 27th, Frank was handed his debut... and he scored within one minute! The 1-1 draw was followed by a 2-1 win over Grimsby in which he again scored.
Unfortunately, Wedge was injured while playing for the second stringers versus Berry's FC in December 1897, and he did not pop up in any game for the club thereafter. Eventually, in June 1898, he moved to Chorlton-cum-Hardy where he excelled in the Lancashire Amateur League. No picture available 100% strike record. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
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1. 1897-1898 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
TOTALS 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Apps
1. Leicester City 1 1
2. Grimsby Town 1 1
No Opponent Apps Goals
1. Leicester City 1 1
2. Grimsby Town 1 1
No Opponent Manager No
1. Clark, William 1
2. ? 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 2
Opponents Opponent Nationality Competition Stadiums
No Opponent Count
1. Leicester City 1
2. Grimsby Town 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 2
No Competition Count
1. League Division Two 2
No Stadium Count
1. Bank Street 1
2. Filbert Street 1
Red Cards Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
 
Manchester United Hat-Tricks  
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 

All Matches played
No Date ▲ Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 20-11-1897 League Division Two Leicester City Leicester City Draw 1-1 A 1 Francis Wedge 1' Roderick McLeod ??'
2. 27-11-1897 League Division Two Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Win 2-1 H 1 Francis Wedge 6', Willie Bryant 8' Joseph Rogers ??'
 

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