Fred Emery (footballer)
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Fred Emery was an English-born footballer who played as a wing half
in the Football League with Doncaster Rovers in the 1920s and 1930s.
He was born in Lincoln
and signed for Lincoln City
but did not play a senior game for them, before having a brief spell with Bradford City, amounting to five senior games.
In the 1924-25 season he made his debut for Doncaster Rovers and was to go on and play 439 senior games for them (scoring 32 goals) in a playing career that was to last until the 1935-36 season. He holds the record for the most appearances made for Doncaster. In 1936 he was appointed manager at Doncaster, a position he held until the war.
In July 1951, 11 years after leaving Doncaster, Emery was appointed as Carlisle United
manager, replacing future Liverpool
manager Bill Shankly
who left Carlisle to join Grimsby Town
. In a seven year spell as Carlisle manager Emery never was able inspire the Brunton Park
faithful like his predecessor did, but he was able to the keep the club in a stable mid-table position in the Third Division North
despite being handicapped by limited resources. He left the club in April 1958.
He died in 1959, a year after leaving Carlisle United.
Wing half
In association football, the position of wing half or wing half back) was popularly used in the late nineteenth and first half of the 20th centuries...
in the Football League with Doncaster Rovers in the 1920s and 1930s.
He was born in Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
and signed for Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
but did not play a senior game for them, before having a brief spell with Bradford City, amounting to five senior games.
In the 1924-25 season he made his debut for Doncaster Rovers and was to go on and play 439 senior games for them (scoring 32 goals) in a playing career that was to last until the 1935-36 season. He holds the record for the most appearances made for Doncaster. In 1936 he was appointed manager at Doncaster, a position he held until the war.
In July 1951, 11 years after leaving Doncaster, Emery was appointed as Carlisle United
Carlisle United F.C.
Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....
manager, replacing future Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
manager Bill Shankly
Bill Shankly
William "Bill" Shankly, OBE was a Scottish football player and manager, most noted for managing Liverpool between 1959 and 1974. One of Britain's most successful and respected football managers, Shankly was also a fine player whose career was interrupted by the Second World War...
who left Carlisle to join Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
. In a seven year spell as Carlisle manager Emery never was able inspire the Brunton Park
Brunton Park
Brunton Park is a football stadium and the home of Carlisle United F.C. It is situated in the city of Carlisle, Cumbria and has a certified capacity for the 2011/2012 season of 18,202. The ground opened in 1909...
faithful like his predecessor did, but he was able to the keep the club in a stable mid-table position in the Third Division North
Football League Third Division North
The Third Division North of The Football League was a tier in the English association football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran parallel to Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated from a higher division allocated to one or the other according to geographical position...
despite being handicapped by limited resources. He left the club in April 1958.
He died in 1959, a year after leaving Carlisle United.