Frank Wignall
Frank Wignall ( born August 21, 1939 in Blackrod ) is a former English football player and coach. As a center forward " traditional character " he played after early years at the beginning of the 1960s at Everton and Nottingham Forest to the England team, but lost in three leg fractures in the series sporting connection. As a complement player, he won the championship in 1972 with Derby County and shortly thereafter, he joined the coaching profession. It was responsible for the mid- 1970s, the selection of Qatar.
Sports career
Everton FC (1958-1963)
First career station in Blackrod - Located halfway between Wigan and Bolton - born Frank Wignall was playing nearby club Horwich RMI in the Lancashire Combination. In May 1958, he moved to Liverpool to Everton, where the young center forward, however until the 1960/61 season had to wait for the first parole opportunities in the A- team. Making its debut on October 12, 1960 in the League Cup against Accrington Stanley, he scored twice for a 3-1 win and also in his first appearances in Erstligapartien from the end of November 1960, he showed up a goal threat. At the end of the season, his statistics pointed out 15 goals in 19 official matches, including eight in the English top flight.
Despite this exceptionally good rate him the sporty breakthrough was denied at the " Toffees " in the following period. This was due primarily to the orientation of the new coach Harry Catterick, who sat on Wignall less as a center forward instead of traditional character and the more mobile strike duo Alex Young and Roy Vernon favored. After just twelve league games in the next two years Wignall joined in June 1963 to league rivals Nottingham Forest. His contribution to winning the English league title in 1963 was previously with an insert and own goal against Manchester City (1-1) marginal and not enough for the official receipt of a champion medal.
Nottingham & Wolverhampton (1963-1969)
In Nottingham itself Wignall conquered immediately secured a regular place and in his first two seasons, he succeeded in 30 league matches. Thus he catapulted himself into the focus of the English national coach Alf Ramsey, who experimented ahead of the 1966 World Cup in their own country with numerous players. So he came in the fall of 1964, two A- international matches for England and on his debut against Wales on 18 November 1964, he scored both goals in a 2-1 victory. At 1-1 in Amsterdam against the Netherlands on the other hand he went home empty-handed and it was followed by no further appearances Wignalls more for the " Three Lions ". Jointly responsible for this were also injury problems began to suffer from April 1965. At the end of the season 1964/65 he broke his leg and shortly after his recovery again drove him the same mishap in a home match against Newcastle United and a third time against Liverpool. In March 1968, his involvement ended in Nottingham and Wolverhampton Wanderers, he found a new employer.
The " Wolves ", which had previously returned a year in the first division, were in the battle to avoid relegation and Wignall was heavily involved with nine goals for the season in mind that this could be accomplished. Of particular importance was a 6-1 victory against former club from Nottingham briefly at the Wignall scored twice after his arrival. However, in the following 1968/69 season he lost his place in the team again, and shortly after the coaching change by Ronnie Allen to Bill McGarry, he moved in February 1969 to the emerging second division Derby County under coach Brian Clough.
Derby County, careers ending and coaches activities (from 1969)
In addition players Wignall had in Derby immediately had no small share in a team success. While he stood in the remaining games of the season only four times in the starting lineup, but with his four goals ( including the 1-0 winner against Fulham ) he contributed to winning the second division championship and the associated rise in the First Division at. As developed Derby County where one of the top clubs, Wignall remained mostly on the role of the substitute 's limited, however, especially when winning the championship in 1972, he helped with three goals in the first four league games at a good start to the season. Permanently, it has nevertheless against competitors such as Kevin Hector, John O'Hare and Alan Hinton and not before winning the championship, he was changed in November 1971 for the third division side Mansfield Town.
In Mansfield he rose in 1972 in the Viertklassigkeit and the year after the attempt of direct resurgence failed scarce with only two points behind in fourth place. Over the next year he trailed off retires at smaller club like FC King's Lynn and Burton Albion and the first named club, he acted in the capacity of player coach. In October 1974 he took over the job of the Qatar national team coach, followed the occupation of a sporting director after his return to England but not in intensified degree. Between July 1981 and March 1983, he oversaw Shepshed Charterhouse near Nottingham, where Wignall continued to reside.
Title / Awards
- English Championship ( 1): 1972