Fred Graver (footballer)

Fred Graver
Personal information
Full name Frederick Graver[1]
Date of birth (1897-09-08)8 September 1897[1]
Place of birth Craghead,[1] County Durham, England
Date of death 1950 (aged 52–53)[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside right, centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Burnhope Institute
1920–1921 Darlington (14)
1921–1922 Shildon Athletic
1922–1923 Grimsby Town 6 (1)
1923–1924 West Stanley (41)
1924–1925 Leeds United 3 (0)
1925–1926 Southend United 10 (1)
1926–19?? Wallsend
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frederick Graver (8 September 1897 – 1950) was an English footballer who played as an inside right or centre forward. He appeared in the Football League for Grimsby Town, although he played more for their reserve team in the Midland League,[1][3] Leeds United and Southend United. Graver also played for Burnhope Institute[1] and for North-Eastern League clubs Darlington, for whom he scored 14 league goals and 2 in the FA Cup,[4] Shildon Athletic,[1] West Stanley, for whom he scored 41 league goals,[5] and Wallsend.[1]

His son Andy remains, as of March 2021, Lincoln City's all-time top scorer.[2][6][7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ a b "Leeds United player profiles: Graver: Frederick (Fred)". Leeds United F.C. History. Tony Hill. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Midland League". Yorkshire Post. 16 April 1923. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 15, 22. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
  5. ^ "Sporting items". Nottingham Evening Post. 8 May 1924. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Goalscorers". Lincoln City FC Archive. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  7. ^ "LNER Train of Fame Bio: Andy Graver". Lincoln City F.C. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2022.