Frank Ryder

Frank Ryder
Personal information
Full name	Frank Ryder
Date of birth	7 March 1909
Place of birth	Summerseat, England
Date of death	1978 (aged 68–69)
Position(s)	Right winger
Youth career
	Summerseat
Senior career*
Years	Team
?	Prescot Cables
1932?–1933?	Bury
1933?–1934?	Torquay United
1934?	Rochdale
1934?–193?	Ards
193?–1935?	Altrincham
1935–1937	Port Vale
Total
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Frank Ryder (born 7 March 1909 – 1978) was an English former footballer who played as a Winger for Prescot Cables, Bury, Torquay United, Rochdale, Ards, Altrincham, and Port Vale in the 1930s.

Playing career[edit]

Ryder played for Summerseat, Prescot Cables, Burnley (on trial), Bury, Torquay United, Rochdale, Ards, and Altrincham. He joined Port Vale in November 1935.^[1] He scored two goals in a 2–2 draw with Blackpool at The Old Recreation Ground on 14 December, and also bagged goals in heavy defeats to Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United in February.^[1] He lost his first team place after seriously injuring his right shinbone at a 3–0 defeat to Bradford Park Avenue at the Horsfall Stadium on 21 March.^[1] He had played 17 Second Division games in the 1935–36 season, as the "Valiants" were relegated.^[1] He made six Third Division North appearances in the 1936–37 season, and left on a free transfer in April 1937.^[1]

Source:^[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bury	1931–32	Second Division	5	3	0	0	0	0	5	3
	1932–33	Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		6	3	0	0	0	0	6	3
Torquay United	1933–34	Third Division South	21	9	3	0	2	0	26	9
Rochdale	1934–35	Third Division North	6	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
Port Vale	1935–36	Second Division	17	4	0	0	0	0	17	4
	1936–37	Third Division North	6	0	1	0	1	0	8	0
	Total		23	4	1	0	1	0	25	4

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 257. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ Frank Ryder at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Personal information
Full name	Frank Ryder^[1]
Date of birth	(1909-03-07)7 March 1909^[1]
Place of birth	Summerseat, England^[1]
Date of death	1978 (aged 68–69)
Position(s)	Right winger
Youth career
	Summerseat
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?	Prescot Cables	?	(?)
1932?–1933?	Bury	6	(0)
1933?–1934?	Torquay United	20	(9)
1934?	Rochdale	6	(0)
1934?–193?	Ards	?	(?)
193?–1935?	Altrincham	?	(?)
1935–1937	Port Vale	23	(4)
Total		55+	(13+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only