Leigh Franks
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leigh David Franks | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Scarborough, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Scarborough Athletic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Bridlington Town | ||
| 2007–2010 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2010–2011 | → Oxford United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Alfreton Town | 52 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Harrogate Town | 34 | (1) |
| 2015– | Scarborough Athletic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:11, 25 January 2017 (UTC) | |||
Leigh David Franks (born 7 March 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Scarborough Athletic in the Northern Premier League Division One North.
Career
[edit]Franks was signed up from Bridlington Town in 2007. In the 2009–10 season,[1] he was sent on loan to Conference North side Fleetwood Town.
In the 2010–11 season, Huddersfield manager Lee Clark sent Franks out on loan to League Two side Oxford United for six months. He returned to the Galpharm on 5 January 2011. At the end of the season he was released by Huddersfield and in June 2011 he joined Alfreton Town.[2] Despite an injury hit first season, Franks signed a new one-year contract with the club on 23 May 2012.[3]
On 18 June 2013, Franks rejected a new contract offer from Alfreton and joined Harrogate Town. As he was under 24 and offered fresh terms, Alfreton received an undisclosed fee for the player.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ BBC News - 30 March 2010
- ^ "Franks Is Fourth Alfreton New Boy". Non League News Daily. 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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- ^ "Law happy so far and more are set to join". Alfreton Town F.C. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
External links
[edit]- Leigh Franks profile at Alfreton Town F.C.
- Leigh Franks at Soccerbase
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Scarborough, North Yorkshire
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Fleetwood Town F.C. players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- Alfreton Town F.C. players
- Harrogate Town A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Scarborough Athletic F.C. players
- 21st-century English sportsmen