| 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(s) | 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) was a Scottish professional football player and manager, active primarily in South Africa
Playing career
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.
He then moved to South Africa to play with Highlands Park, where he won three national championships.
Coaching career
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. After a season spent with Lusitano, Frickleton returned to Highlands Park until it was sold in 1983. He later won four trophies with Kaizer Chiefs in 1984, before winning the Champions Cup with Orlando Pirates in 1995.
Later life and death
He was hospitalised in May 2020 in Cape Town due to ill health. His death was reported on 15 December 2020.
Honours
Manager
- Highlands Park
- Lusitano
- NFL Cup: 1977
- Kaiser Chiefs
- NPSL Championship: 1984
- MTN 8 Cup: 1985
- Telkom Knockout Cup: 1984
- Nedbank Cup: 1984
- Orlando Pirates
References
- PSL mourns the loss of former Chiefs, Pirates, Highlands Park coach Joe Frickleton
- "EAST STIRLINGSHIRE : 1948/49 & 1955/56–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ^ "South Africa and Scotland renew old ties". Reuters. 21 August 2007. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- "History". Highlands Park FC official website. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- "Joe Frickleton profile". Highlands Park FC official website. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- "Joe Frickleton hospitalised with dementia in Cape Town". Kick Off. 27 May 2020.
- "It's Been Confirmed to the Siya Crew That Joe Frickleton Has Passed Away". Soccer Laduma. 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Soccer legend Joe Frickleton: 'Epitaph for a Soldier'". Sport 24. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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