Frank Soo

[huw.Y.WattfromWare]

This gents name came up in a quiz, on here, a while back. Played for England whilst guesting at Burnley during WW2.
Now they are trying to get him more recognition. First man of Asian descent to play for England.
https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... footballer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Soo#World_War_II

[ClaretTony]

Very little reference of him having played for us but he played four games for us, two in 1943/44 and one each in the following two seasons.

[Royboyclaret]

Very little reference of him having played for us but he played four games for us, two in 1943/44 and one each in the following two seasons.

Not too sure about any of that.

Dad knew Frank quite well and always spoke highly of him both as a player and a bloke. He was demobbed from the RAF around the time he played for us and I suspect he must have been based around these parts. Dad said it was strange he was only prepared to guest for us in home games and as such played his only three games for us on the Turf at the end of the 1945/46 season against Blackpool, Everton and Sheff Utd. That was our final season in the wartime Football League North before we resumed in Division Two for the start of the 1946/47 season.

[ClaretTony]

Not too sure about any of that.

Dad knew Frank quite well and always spoke highly of him both as a player and a bloke. He was demobbed from the RAF around the time he played for us and I suspect he must have been based around these parts. Dad said it was strange he was only prepared to guest for us in home games and as such played his only three games for us on the Turf at the end of the 1945/46 season against Blackpool, Everton and Sheff Utd. That was our final season in the wartime Football League North before we resumed in Division Two for the start of the 1946/47 season.

According to the records he played four times for us but only once in 1945/46.

[Royboyclaret]

According to the records he played four times for us but only once in 1945/46.

Can only find the following three games at the back end of the '45/'46 season in which Frank Soo played for us, but, of course, if there are others...........

Apr.'46, Blackpool (home), 1-1........Strong, Woodruff, Mather, Soo, Johnson, Bray, Chew, Haigh, Harrison, Jackson & Kippax.

Apr.'46, Everton (home), 1-0........Strong, Woodruff, Mather, Soo, Johnson, Bray, Milner, Morris, Jackson, Haigh & Kippax.

May.'46, Sheff Utd (home), 0-1........Strong, Woodruff, Mather, Soo, Johnson, Bray, Chew, Haigh, Jackson, Potts (yes, the very same) & Kippax.

[Stayingup]

What was his ethnicity?

[ClaretTony]

What was his ethnicity?

Chinese but Liverpool born

[Burnley Ace]

Chinese but Liverpool born

This is our “in” into the Chinese market!! First team to have a Chinese player etc.

[ktclaret]

Born in Buxton in 1914 to an English Mother and Chinese Father, then grew up in Liverpool.

[ClaretTony]

Can only find the following three games at the back end of the '45/'46 season in which Frank Soo played for us, but, of course, if there are others...........

Apr.'46, Blackpool (home), 1-1........Strong, Woodruff, Mather, Soo, Johnson, Bray, Chew, Haigh, Harrison, Jackson & Kippax.

Apr.'46, Everton (home), 1-0........Strong, Woodruff, Mather, Soo, Johnson, Bray, Milner, Morris, Jackson, Haigh & Kippax.

May.'46, Sheff Utd (home), 0-1........Strong, Woodruff, Mather, Soo, Johnson, Bray, Chew, Haigh, Jackson, Potts (yes, the very same) & Kippax.

I stand corrected on this one - he did play just these three games for us.

[Stayingup]

Chinese but Liverpool born

Yes and didn't he manage Scunthorpe United at one point? Which would likely make him the first ethnic Chinese manager in the English top divisions.

[huw.Y.WattfromWare]

Yes and didn't he manage Scunthorpe United at one point? Which would likely make him the first ethnic Chinese manager in the English top divisions.

Correct 59-60. A very good year. His managerial record is in the wiki link In the OP.