Frank Dunlop
Personal information
Date of birth 28 April 1913
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 1991 (aged 77–78)
Place of death Aberdeen, Scotland
Position(s) Right-half
Youth career
Benburb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1948 Aberdeen 117 (0)
Total 117 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Dunlop (28 April 1913 – 1991) was a Scottish professional football right-half who played for Aberdeen.

Playing career

Dunlop was born in Glasgow[1] and signed for Aberdeen from Junior club Benburb in 1936. Dunlop captained Aberdeen in the 1947 Scottish Cup Final, which Aberdeen won 2–1 against Hibernian.[2]

Retirement

Dunlop retired to South Africa in 1948.[1] He was manager of the Southern Rhodesia team which won the Currie Cup in 1959.[3] He later[when?] returned to Aberdeen.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club[4] Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1936-37 Scottish Division One 25 0 5 1 - - 30 1
1937-38 16 0 1 0 - - 17 0
1938-39 30 0 6 0 - - 36 0
1939-40 5* 0 0 0 - - 5* 0
1940-41 Competitive Football

Cancelled Due to WW2

1941-42
1942-43
1943-44
1944-45
1945-46
1946-47 Scottish Division One 27 0 7 0 9 0 43 0
1947-48 14 0 1 0 5 0 20 0
1948-49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 117 0 20 1 14 0 151 1

*Games played before league season was suspended

Honours

Aberdeen

References

  1. ^ a b "Frank Dunlop". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Scottish Cup Final Archive". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  3. ^ Cape Argus 21 August 1959
  4. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 28 March 2023.