Joe Frickleton

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Joe Frickleton
Personal information
Date of birth c. 1935
Place of birth Scotland
Date of death 14 December 2020
Place of death Cape Town, South Africa
Position Wing half
Youth career
Clydebank Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1964 East Stirlingshire 107 (15)
1964–1974 Highlands Park
Managerial career
1974–1976 Highlands Park
1977 Lusitano
1978–1983 Highlands Park
1984–1985 Kaizer Chiefs
1995 Orlando Pirates
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joe Frickleton (c. 1935 – 14 December 2020[1]) was a Scottish professional football player and manager, active primarily in South Africa

Playing career

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Frickleton, who played as a wing half, played youth with Clydebank Juniors, before turning professional with East Stirlingshire, where he made 107 appearances in the Scottish Football League between 1959 and 1964.[2]

He then moved to South Africa to play with Highlands Park, where he won three national championships.[3]

Coaching career

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After his playing days were over, Frickleton remained in South Africa, and trained as a football manager. His first job was at former club Highlands Park in 1974.[4] After a season spent with Lusitano, Frickleton returned to Highlands Park until it was sold in 1983.[5] He later won four trophies with Kaizer Chiefs in 1984, before winning the Champions Cup with Orlando Pirates in 1995.[3]

Later life and death

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He was hospitalised in May 2020 in Cape Town due to ill health.[6] His death was reported on 15 December 2020.[7]

Honours

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Manager

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Highlands Park
Lusitano
Kaiser Chiefs
Orlando Pirates

References

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