Jim Fryatt
English footballer and manager (1940-2020)
Jim Fryatt (2 September 1940 – 5 June 2020) was an English footballer and manager. He played as a striker. During his playing career he was nicknamed 'Pancho'.[2] He was born in Southampton, England. His career lasted from 1957 to 1975.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 September 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
| Date of death | 5 June 2020 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1960 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | (3) |
| 1960–1963 | Southend United | 61 | (24) |
| 1963–1966 | Bradford Park Avenue | 101 | (38) |
| 1966–1967 | Southport | 39 | (15) |
| 1967 | Torquay United | 27 | (11) |
| 1967–1968 | Stockport County | 44 | (28) |
| 1968–1970 | Blackburn Rovers | 37 | (5) |
| 1970–1971 | Oldham Athletic | 76 | (40) |
| 1971–1974 | Southport | 108 | (24) |
| 1973 | →Philadelphia Atoms (loan) | 18 | (7) |
| 1974 | Philadelphia Atoms | 20 | (8) |
| 1974 | Stockport County | 1 | (1) |
| 1974–1975 | Torquay United | 4 | (0) |
| 1975 | Hartford Bicentennials | 6 | (1) |
| 1975 | Philadelphia Atoms[1] | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1977 | Las Vegas Quicksilvers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He was known for playing with Southend United from 1960 to 1963, Bradford from 1963 to 1966, Oldham Athletic from 1970 to 1971, and for Southport from 1971 to 1974.
He also briefly played with Stockport County, Torquay United, Blackburn Rovers, and Charlton Athletic. During his final career years, he played for the North American Soccer League playing in Philadelphia, Hartford and Las Vegas.
Fryatt died on 5 June 2020 in Las Vegas, aged 79.[3]
References
change- ↑ Barry Hugman, Football League Players Records, 1981, p. 147
- ↑ Pancho back on familiar territory
- ↑ Jim Fryatt (1940-2020)
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