Frank Edward Pegg (2 August 1902 – August 1991) was an English professional footballer who scored 61 goals from 166 appearances in the Football League playing for Sunderland, Lincoln City, Bradford City, Norwich City and New Brighton. He played as an outside left.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Edward Pegg[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1902[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Beeston, England | ||
| Date of death | August 1991 (aged 88–89)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Sawley United | ||
| – | Loughborough Corinthians | ||
| 1925–1926 | Sunderland | 1 | (0) |
| 1926–1931 | Lincoln City | 115 | (51) |
| 1931–1932 | Bradford City | 3 | (0) |
| 1932–1933 | Norwich City | 6 | (2) |
| 1933–1934 | New Brighton | 41 | (8) |
| – | Yarmouth Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career
editPegg was born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire,[1] and began his football career with non-league clubs Sawley United and Loughborough Corinthians. In the early-mid 1920s, he had trials with Football League clubs including Derby County, Blackpool and Nelson, before joining Sunderland. He played only once in the First Division,[2] towards the end of the 1925–26 season,[3] and then moved on to Third Division North club Lincoln City.
He scored 51 goals from 120 appearances in all senior competitions in five years with Lincoln,[1] helping them to runners-up spot twice, in 1928 and 1931.[4] At the end of that season, he joined Bradford City in part-exchange for Allan Hall,[5] who was to score 42 league goals in his first season, which remains, as of 2012[update], a club record.[6]
Pegg rarely played for Bradford City, and was one of five new forwards signed by Norwich City in the 1932 close season to add to the six already on the club's books.[7] He rarely played for Norwich either, and ended his Football League career with a season of regular appearances for New Brighton, followed by a spell back in non-league football with Yarmouth Town.[2]
Pegg died in August 1991 aged about 89.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Frank Pegg". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "1925-26: Football League Division 1 – Match 39". The Statcat. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Lincoln City". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Signings-on". Daily Express. 11 May 1931. p. 16.
- ^ "Between The Wars: 1919–1945". Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Norwich F.C's 10 new players". Daily Mirror. 30 July 1932. p. 21.
Keeling, inside right from Swindon, and T. Scott, inside left from Preston North End, are the best known of the five latest Canaries who can operate in the attack. ... Pegg (Bradford City), Keating (Birmingham) and Spencer (Port Vale) are the other forward acquisitions, while Burditt, Bell, Brown, Hunt, Blakemore and Murphy are still with the club.