Player #381
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1937-38
1938-39
Retired
Frank Shell
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1937-39 🕒 31 | ⚽ 13 | 🔥 - | #381 |
Season :
1937-38 | 1938-39 |
Age :
24 | 25 |
Division :
D2 | D1 |
Squad # :
# | # |
Appearances :
27 | 4 |
Starts :
27 | 4 |
Substitute :
0 | 0 |
Unused :
0 | 0 |
Goals :
13 | 0 |
Assists :
- | - |
Involvements :
13 | 0 |
Games / Goal :
Bookings :
- | - |
Sendings Off :
- | - |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Francis Harry Shell
Birth Date
2 January 1912
Birth Place
Hackney, London
Birth Country
England
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
1930-36 Barking Town
1936-37 Ford Sports, Dagenham
Original Transfer
Aged
25
From
Ford Sports
For
Free
On
May 1937
Under
Jimmy Hogan
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Returning Transfer 2
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
34
Birmingham
Free
September 1946
Alex Massie 🏴
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
1946 Birmingham City
1946-47 Hereford United
1947-48 Mansfield Town
1948 Stafford Rangers
1949 Hinckley Athletic
Retired
Died
20 July 1988, Aged 75
Frank Shell
Villa Career
1937-39 🕒 31 | ⚽ 13 | 🔥 - | #381 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Jimmy Hogan 🏴
Alex Massie 🏴
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
18 September 1937
Under
Jimmy Hogan 🏴
First Squad
18 September 1937
Manager
Jimmy Hogan 🏴
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1937-38
18 September 1937
Sheffield Wednesday (a), Division Two
25
Jimmy Hogan 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1938-39
21 January 1939
Preston North End (a), FA Cup
27
Jimmy Hogan 🏴
Final Squad
21 January 1939
Manager
Jimmy Hogan 🏴
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
Frank Shell
Player #382 for Aston Villa, Francis Harry Shell, known as Frank Shell, played as a forward for the club.
Frank played for Villa between 1937-38 and 1938-39making 31 appearances and scoring 13 goals.
Frank was born in Hackney on 2 January 1912 and made his debut appearance for Villa on the 18 September 1937 aged 25.
Villa had signed Frank from Ford Sports (Dagenham) in May 1937.
Frank was most prolific in his debut season with the club, hitting 8 goals in 20 appearances as Villa won the Second Division Championship and gained promotion back to the top flight after two seasons away.
That season, Frank, also helped Villa reach the FA Cup semi final scoring 5 goals in 7 appearances.
The following season Frank would only make 4 appearances for Villa in Division One and with the outbreak of WW2 and suspension of league football Frank would only reappear for Villa 4 times in the 1945-46 post war regional league having played his final game of league football proper on 21 January 1939.
Frank moved to the newly renamed Birmingham City in September 1946.
Frank had played under managers Jimmy Hogan and Alex Massie.
Frank passed away in Axminster on 20th July 1988 aged 76.