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Frank Saul

Spurs Footballer

By Janet Penn

Frank Saul, Tottenham Manager Bill Nicholson, Joe Kinnean, Terry Venables and Pat Jennings

Frank Saul was a professional footballer who played for most of his career with Tottenham Hotspurs. Frank was born on Canvey Island, third son of Charles and Gladys Saul. He made his debut as a fifteen year old in the Spurs Reserve side, two years later in September 1960 he was in the first team playing at Highbury. His main claim to fame at Tottenham was scoring vital goals during the 1967 FA Cup run.

Frank Saul in his Southampton kit

In 1968 he was swapped for Martin Chivers and played for Southampton until he joined Queens Park Rangers in 1970 before finally moving on to Millwall in 1972. He was last heard of working as a builder in Essex.

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If anyone remembers him on Canvey and can add anything or if Frank is out there and wants to say hi please comment below we would love to know more.

This page was added by Janet Penn on 15/02/2010.

Comments about this page

Frank lived just round the corner from us in The Avenue, so I can remember from being a toddler onwards. My main memory of him was of him walking about with an old leather football when he was about five years old and asking us older boys to have a game with him. The last time I spoke to him he had just left school and gone to Tottenham.

If you out there Frank all the best. John.

By John Buckmaster
On 16/02/2010

Frank & his familly lived a couple of houses from us in The avenue one year (60's) during the close season his mother asked if we wanted a temporary gardener as Frank was in need of earning some money, he helped for a short time for what must about a pound. Things have changed in the footballing world.

By g.e.chambers
On 05/03/2010

Would love to say hello to Frank A relative (second cousin I think) that I have heard about for many years, but never met. Hi Frank!

By Frances leech nee Saul
On 22/05/2010

I lived in Marine Approach then and Frank lived just round the corner in The Avenue. One of my earliest memories of Frank was sharing a ride together in the milkman's three-wheeled hand cart. We must have been about 7 or 8 at the time. Later before leaving school, I remember Frank seemed to win just about every sporting event going. I also remember John Buckmaster who lived at the end of my road. We both spent time as pony boys for Billy Wells who gave pony rides next to the Peerless Paladium on the seafront.

By Michael Baldwin
On 04/07/2010