Frank Becton was an international footballer who represented England 2 times scoring 2 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 9th March 1895 at 21 years old, and his last was vs Wales on 29th March 1897 aged 23. Becton, born on 11th May 1873, in Preston, Lancashire, has a FA Legacy Number of 220 and played as a Inside Right and
Inside Left for his country.
Frank Becton - 2 caps (2 goals)
- Full Name: Francis Becton
- Born: 11th May 1873, Preston, Lancashire
- Died: 6th November 1909, Preston, Lancashire aged 36
- England Career: 1895 - 1897
- Positions whilst with England: Inside Right and Inside Left
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Preston North End (1) & Liverpool (1)
- FA Legacy Number: 221
- Died from tuberculosis at an early age of 36.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Ireland (HC) on 9th March 1895 aged 21 years, 9 months, 29 days
- Last Cap: v Wales (HC) on 29th March 1897 aged 23 years, 10 months, 18 days
- First Goal: v Ireland (HC) on 9th March 1895 aged 21 years, 9 months, 29 days
- Career Length: 2 years, 20 days
- Starts: 2
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 2
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Inside Right
- 1
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Inside Left
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Committee
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Steve Bloomer
- 2 Matches
- Tommy Crawshaw
- 2 Matches
- Billy Bassett
- 1 Match
- Jimmy Crabtree
- 1 Match
- John Goodall
- 1 Match
- Bob Holmes
- 1 Match
- Rab Howell
- 1 Match
- Joe Schofield
- 1 Match
- John Willie Sutcliffe
- 1 Match
- Jimmy Turner
- 1 Match
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 3 sources from 2 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- WAL, 4 - 0, 29th Mar 1897 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 2.
Age: 23 years, 10 months, 18 days. - IRE, 9 - 0, 9th Mar 1895 (HC) Preston North End, Cap: 1.
Age: 21 years, 9 months, 29 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.