Fred Earp

Fred Earp
Personal information
Full name Frederick William Earp
Date of birth 1860
Place of birth Nottingham
Date of death 1948 (aged 87–88)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1878–1885 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
Managerial career
1909–1912 Nottingham Forest
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frederick William Earp was a footballer who played for Nottingham Forest between 1878 and 1885 and then went on to manage the club.[1] He was the elder brother of Martin (Jack) Earp who also played for the club.

Earp appeared for the North in a North v South representative match on 6 March 1880 at The Oval. [2]

The 1879 Football Annual described Earp as a very pretty and effective wing player, dribbles with great skill and very difficult to remove from the ball.[2]

Fred Earp played for the Forest team that won the Wednesbury Cup on 19 May 1883.[1]

Earp was Manager of Nottingham Forest between 1909 and 1912.

  1. ^ a b Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
  2. ^ a b "Fred William Earp". England's Oldest Football Clubs. Retrieved 21 November 2019.