Frank Dunlop (footballer)

Frank Dunlop
Personal information
Date of birth 28 April 1913
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 1991 (aged 77–78)
Place of death Aberdeen, Scotland
Position Right-half
Youth career
Benburb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1948 Aberdeen 117 (0)
Total 117 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Dunlop (28 April 1913 – 1991) was a Scottish professional football right-half who played for Aberdeen.

Playing career

Dunlop was born in Glasgow[1] and signed for Aberdeen from Junior club Benburb in 1936. Dunlop captained Aberdeen in the 1947 Scottish Cup Final, which Aberdeen won 2–1 against Hibernian.[2]

Retirement

Dunlop retired to South Africa in 1948.[1] He was manager of the Southern Rhodesia team which won the Currie Cup in 1959.[3] He later returned to Aberdeen.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1936–37 Scottish Division One 25 0 5 1 – – 30 1
1937–38 16 0 1 0 – – 17 0
1938–39 30 0 6 0 – – 36 0
1939–40 5* 0 0 0 – – 5* 0
1940–41 Competitive Football

Cancelled Due to WW2

1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
1946–47 Scottish Division One 27 0 7 0 9 0 43 0
1947–48 14 0 1 0 5 0 20 0
1948–49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 117 0 20 1 14 0 151 1

*Games played before league season was suspended

Honours

Aberdeen

References

  1. ^ a b "Frank Dunlop". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Scottish Cup Final Archive". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  3. ^ Cape Argus 21 August 1959
  4. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 28 March 2023.


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