Fred Boreham

Fred Boreham
Personal information
Full name Frederick Boreham
Date of birth (1885-07-08)8 July 1885
Place of birth Rye, East Sussex, England
Date of death July 1951(1951-07-00) (aged 65–66)
Place of death Hastings, East Sussex
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906–1907 Tunbridge Wells Rangers
Leyton
1908–1910 Tottenham Hotspur 20
1910–Unknown Leyton
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frederick Boreham (8 July 1885 – 1951) was an English professional footballer who played for Tunbridge Wells Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton.[1]

Football career

After spells with Tunbridge Wells Rangers and Leyton, Boreham joined Tottenham Hotspur in May 1908.[2] His debut occurred almost a year later in March 1909 in the London Challenge Cup competition where Tottenham lost to Millwall Athletic 2–0.[3] This was directly followed by his football league debut against Gainsborough Trinity which finished 1–1.[2] The goalkeeper played a total of 35 matches and 20 in the league for the "Lilywhites".[2][4] He returned to Leyton where he ended his career.

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 30. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  2. ^ a b c Goodwin 1992, p. 43.
  3. ^ Soar 1995, p. 239.
  4. ^ "A-Z of Tottenham Hotspur players". Retrieved 22 November 2012.

Works cited

  • Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
  • Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.