Frank Austin

Position
Defender
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Stoke-on-Trent
Date Of Birth
July 6, 1933
Date Of Death
July 14, 2004 (71)
Games Played
320
-
Per Game
Games Started
320
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
28800
90.0
Per Game
Goals
2
0.01
Per Game
Assists
0
0
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

Frank grew up in Long Eaton and was one of many youngsters from Derbyshire brought to Coventry by manager Harry Storer in the post-war era. He was an outstanding youngster who many thought would go right to the top but he stayed at Highfield Road to become a legend. A debut came against Newport in 1953 as a wing half but he was versatile enough to play in any defensive position. Frank was also one of only two players (Peter Hill was the other) to have played under the two City managerial legends, Storer and Jimmy Hill and only ten players have made more appearances for the club. Like many players he did not fit in with Hill’s plans and was only 29 when he left to join Torquay in early 1963. He retired to Derbyshire.

Own goals (2)
1957-58
17 November 1957 v Millwall H
1960-61
27 December 1960 v Notts County A

Football League Fourth Division (England)
1958-1959
Coventry City
14
14
1260′
14
14
0
1260′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Football League Third Division (England)
1962-1963
Coventry City
8
8
720′
1961-1962
Coventry City
37
37
3330′
1960-1961
Coventry City
29
29
2610′
1
1959-1960
Coventry City
41
41
3690′
115
115
0
10350′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
1
FA Cup (England)
1961-1962
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1960-1961
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1959-1960
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1957-1958
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1955-1956
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1953-1954
Coventry City
1
1
90′
10
10
0
900′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
League Cup (England)
1961-1962
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1
1
0
90′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Southern Professional Floodlit Cup (England)
1959-1960
Coventry City
5
5
450′
1958-1959
Coventry City
1
1
90′
6
6
0
540′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Football League Third Division South (England)
1957-1958
Coventry City
33
33
2970′
1 (0)
1
1956-1957
Coventry City
31
31
2790′
1955-1956
Coventry City
40
40
3600′
1954-1955
Coventry City
30
30
2700′
1953-1954
Coventry City
38
38
3420′
1 (0)
1952-1953
Coventry City
2
2
180′
174
174
0
15660′
0
0
0
2 (0)
0
1
Totals:
320
320
0
28800′
0
0
0
2 (0)
0
2
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League Fourth Division 1958-1959
Football League Fourth Division 1958-1959
Coventry City
Walsall
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Hartlepools United
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Chester
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Southport
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Port Vale
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Bradford Park Avenue
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
York City
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Port Vale
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Gateshead
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Darlington
H
D 0:0
90`
Football League Third Division 1962-1963
Football League Third Division 1962-1963
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 6:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
H
L 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
H
W 2:0
90`
Football League Third Division 1961-1962
Football League Third Division 1961-1962
Coventry City
Halifax Town
A
W 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Hull City
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Port Vale
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
L 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Barnsley
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Lincoln City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Peterborough United
A
W 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Barnsley
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Bradford Park Avenue
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Lincoln City
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Bradford Park Avenue
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Port Vale
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Peterborough United
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Halifax Town
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
L 4:0
90`
FA Cup 1961-1962
FA Cup 1961-1962
Coventry City
King's Lynn
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
W 2:0
90`
League Cup 1961-1962
League Cup 1961-1962
Coventry City
Workington
A
L 3:0
90`
Football League Third Division 1960-1961
Football League Third Division 1960-1961
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
A
W 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 7:2
90`
Coventry City
Tranmere Rovers
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Port Vale
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Halifax Town
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Port Vale
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
A
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Barnsley
H
W 5:2
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Tranmere Rovers
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Halifax Town
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
D 4:4
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
L 4:3
90`
Coventry City
Bradford City
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Bradford City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Barnsley
A
L 4:1
90`
FA Cup 1960-1961
FA Cup 1960-1961
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Worcester City
A
W 1:4
90`
Football League Third Division 1959-1960
Football League Third Division 1959-1960
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Reading
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Mansfield Town
A
W 2:4
90`
Coventry City
Port Vale
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Port Vale
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Barnsley
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Bury
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Accrington Stanley
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
W 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Barnsley
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Tranmere Rovers
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Bury
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Tranmere Rovers
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Accrington Stanley
A
W 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Bradford City
A
W 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Chesterfield
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Bradford City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Halifax Town
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
York City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Halifax Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Mansfield Town
H
W 2:0
90`
Southern Professional Floodlit Cup 1959-1960
Southern Professional Floodlit Cup 1959-1960
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Fulham
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
A
D 0:0
90`
FA Cup 1959-1960
FA Cup 1959-1960
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
Southern Professional Floodlit Cup 1958-1959
Southern Professional Floodlit Cup 1958-1959
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 6:1
90`
Football League Third Division South 1957-1958
Football League Third Division South 1957-1958
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
A
L 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 7:1
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Port Vale
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Port Vale
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
L 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
H
W 6:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
A
W 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Reading
H
W 1:0
90`
FA Cup 1957-1958
FA Cup 1957-1958
Coventry City
Walthamstow Avenue
H
W 1:0
90`
Football League Third Division South 1956-1957
Football League Third Division South 1956-1957
Coventry City
Aldershot
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
W 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
H
W 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
H
L 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
L 2:4
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
H
W 1:0
90`
Football League Third Division South 1955-1956
Football League Third Division South 1955-1956
Coventry City
Reading
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
A
W 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
W 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 5:3
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
W 6:0
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
W 3:1
90`
FA Cup 1955-1956
FA Cup 1955-1956
Coventry City
Exeter City
H
L 0:1
90`
Football League Third Division South 1954-1955
Football League Third Division South 1954-1955
Coventry City
Southend United
H
L 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
H
W 5:3
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
A
W 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Reading
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
W 1:0
90`
Football League Third Division South 1953-1954
Football League Third Division South 1953-1954
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Reading
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
W 2:0
90`
FA Cup 1953-1954
FA Cup 1953-1954
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
L 5:1
90`
Football League Third Division South 1952-1953
Football League Third Division South 1952-1953
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
H
L 0:1
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Torquay United
Tue, 01 Jan, 1963
Coventry City
Torquay United
Tue, 01 Jan, 1963
Youth
Coventry City
Sat, 01 Jul, 1950
Youth
Coventry City
Sat, 01 Jul, 1950