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14.1

Legacy
Number

1

Games
Led

0.00

Points
per Game

0%

Win
Rate

Top Flight
Win Rate

European
Games

100%

Loss
Rate

Frank Upton

Image of Aston Villa manager
1987 Frank Upton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (Caretaker)
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Frank Upton

18 October 1934

Atherstone ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Preceded by

1986-87 Billy McNeill | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Suceeded by

1987-90 Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Appointed

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Appointed Manager:

1986-87

4 May 1987

Aston Villa ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Scout

From:

35

Age: 

Left

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Left Managerial Position:

1986-87

30 June 1987

Age: 

52

Previous Coaching & Managerial Roles

1968 Workington ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Player Manager
Football League Fourth Division
Jan 1968 to Jul 1968

1969-70 Northampton Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Coach
Football League Fourth Division
Oct 1969 to Jan 1970

1970-77 Aston Villa ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Coach
Jan 1970 to Aug 1977
Football League Second Division, Third Division, First Division

1977-79 Chelsea ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Coach
Aug 1977 to Dec 1978
Football League First Division

1978 Chelsea ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Caretaker Manager
Dec 1978
Football League First Division

1979-80 Randers Freja FC ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Coach
Denmark
Feb 1979 to Feb 1980

1980-81 Dundee ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Coach
Aug 1980 to 1981
Scottish First Division

1981-82 Al-Arabi SC ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Coach

1982-84 Wolverhampton Wanderers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Coach
1982 to Oct 1984
Football League Second Division, First Division

1984-85 Bedworth United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Manager
Oct 1984 to 1985
Southern League Premier Division

1985-87 Coventry City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Assistant Manager
Dec 1985 to Apr 1987
Football League First Division

1987 Aston Villa ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Scout
Apr 1987 to 9 May 1987
Football League First Division

Subsequent Coaching & Managerial Roles

1987-88 Keflavรญk รF ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Coach
Iceland Lengjudeild

1989-90 Sabah F.C. ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ
Coach
Malaysia Super League

1990 Burton Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Caretaker Manager
Southern League Premier Division

1990 Northwich Victoria ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Youth Coach
Football Conference

1990 Cheltenham Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Youth Coach
Football Conference

1992 Leicester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Coach
Football League Second Division

Villa Career

Frank Upton

๐Ÿ“… 1987 Frank Upton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (Caretaker)
๐Ÿ•’ 1 | ๐ŸŸฉ 0 ๐ŸŸจ | 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 | 0.00 |
๐Ÿ“‹ Football League First Division: 22nd
๐Ÿ† Trophies: -
๐Ÿฅˆ Runners Up: -
๐Ÿฅ‰ Semi Finals: -

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Villa Honours

Frank Upton

Managed the Villa

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Non-Villa Honours

Frank Upton

n/a

Playing Career

Frank Upton

1950-53 Nuneaton Borough ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Birmingham Combination, Birmingham & District League

1953-54 Northampton Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division South
๐Ÿ•’ 17 | โšฝ 1 | (League)

1954-61 Derby County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Second Division, Third Division North
๐Ÿ•’ 224 | 224 (0) | โšฝ 12 | (League)

1961-65 Chelsea ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division, Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 74 | 74 (0) | โšฝ 3 | (League)

1965-66 Derby County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 35 | 35 (0) | โšฝ 5 | (League)

1966-67 Notts County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Fourth Division
๐Ÿ•’ 34 | 33 (1) | โšฝ 3 | (League)

1967-68 Worcester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Southern League Division One

1968 Workington ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Fourth Division
๐Ÿ•’ 6 | 6 (1) | โšฝ 0 | (League)

1968 Retired aged 33

Debut Game

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๐ŸŸฅ 9 May 1987, Villa 1-3 United, Old Trafford

Final Game

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๐ŸŸฅ 9 May 1987, Villa 1-3 Manchester United, Old Trafford

Departure

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Permanent manager appointed

Died

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17 May 2011, aged 76

Villa Career

All

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
1
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
Points per Game:

Home

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
Points per Game:

Away

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
100%
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
Points per Game:

Frank Upton

All

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
1
โšฝ Goals:
1
โšฝ per Game:
1
๐Ÿฅ… Conceded:
3
๐Ÿฅ… per Game:
3
โšฝ Difference:
-2
โšฝ Ratio:
โ›” Clean Sheets:
0%

Competition Record

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League

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
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FA Cup

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
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League Cup

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:

Frank Upton

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Europe

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:

Season Record

Frank Upton

1986-87
First Division
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22nd of 22
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
1
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
0
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
0
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
1
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
0%
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
100%
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
0%
Points per Game:
0.00
โšฝ Goals:
โšฝ per Game:
๐Ÿฅ… Conceded:
๐Ÿฅ… per Game:
โšฝ Difference:
โ›” Clean Sheets:
1
1
3
3
-2
0%
Club Staff:

League Record

Top Flight

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๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
Points per Game:

Frank Upton

Second Tier

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๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
Points per Game:

Third Tier

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๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
Points per Game:

League Seasons

Frank Upton

1986-87
First Division
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22nd of 22
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
Points per Game:
โšฝ Goals:
โšฝ per Game:
๐Ÿฅ… Conceded:
๐Ÿฅ… per Game:
โšฝ Difference:
โ›” Clean Sheets:

League Matches

Frank Upton

FA Cup Seasons

Frank Upton

1986-87
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n/a
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:

FA Cup Matches

Frank Upton

League Cup Seasons

Frank Upton

1986-87
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n/a
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:

League Cup Matches

Frank Upton

European Seasons

Frank Upton

1986-87
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n/a
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸจ Drew:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:

European Matches

Frank Upton

Signings

Sales

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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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