Frank Shufflebottom

Frank Shufflebottom

Personal information
Date of birth	(1917-10-09)9 October 1917
Place of birth	Chesterfield, England
Height
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
1935–1936	Margate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1936–1939	Ipswich Town	43	(0)
1939–1946	Nottingham Forest	2	(0)
	→(wartime)
	→Raith Rovers (guest)
	→Kilmarnock (guest)
1945–1946	→Dundee United (guest)	16	(1)
1946–1948	Bradford City	56	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Shufflebottom (born 9 October 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back.

Career

Born in Chesterfield, Shufflebottom began his career at Margate, before turning professional with Ipswich Town in June 1936. Over the next three seasons Shufflebottom made a total of 43 appearances in the Southern Football League. His career was interrupted by World War Two; he signed for Nottingham Forest in June 1939, but didn't make an official appearance until the Football League began again in 1946. During and immediately after the War, Shufflebottom was a guest player for Scottish clubs Raith Rovers, Kilmarnock and Dundee United. He moved to Bradford City in October 1946, making 56 league appearances over the next two years.