Terribly sad news 😢 

2 minutes ago, Casino said:

My favourite isn't on that routine but he used to stick the ball behind his right boot and drag the ball up his calf with his left boot and flick it over his head onto his left instep

He wasn't a bad un

I could do all that back in't day. You've got folk climbing lamp posts doing it these days 😄

On 23/03/2021 at 21:35, dusan nikolic said:

It's a great finish mate.

Who said he had no right foot ???

Some great stories.

RIP frank.

A unique record of the Worthington brothers is that in 1970-71 they became the first trio of brothers to be ever-presents in a Football League season - Bob at Notts County, Dave at Grimsby and Frank at Huddersfield.

15 minutes ago, MalcolmW said:

A unique record of the Worthington brothers is that in 1970-71 they became the first trio of brothers to be ever-presents in a Football League season - Bob at Notts County, Dave at Grimsby and Frank at Huddersfield.

Never new that thought there was only one worthington not 3 of them 

Privileged to have been there at Blackburn, Old Trafford, Burnden for the Ipswich goal and Maine Road for the right foot volley. (Actually sat right behind it) 

It was shit in the 70,s.

1 hour ago, Boby Brno said:

Privileged to have been there at Blackburn, Old Trafford, Burnden for the Ipswich goal and Maine Road for the right foot volley. (Actually sat right behind it) 

It was shit in the 70,s.

Missed the OT one unfortunately... Another favourite Franky performance was Blackpool away on Boxing day with a massive Wanderers following. 

1 hour ago, Boby Brno said:

Privileged to have been there at Blackburn, Old Trafford, Burnden for the Ipswich goal and Maine Road for the right foot volley. (Actually sat right behind it) 

It was shit in the 70,s.

i was at all of them and more (thanks to my wonderful dad)he got me into football and BWFC completely .

love you dad.

1 hour ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

Missed the OT one unfortunately... Another favourite Franky performance was Blackpool away on Boxing day with a massive Wanderers following. 

That was the one with Bolton all over the ground - more than usual

1 hour ago, bwfc2003 said:

That was the one with Bolton all over the ground - more than usual

25,000 on, reckon at least half were Bolton. 

1 hour ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

25,000 on, reckon at least half were Bolton. 

15000 Bolton 

4 minutes ago, RUREADY2ROLL said:

15000 Bolton 

Fuckin loved those days!! Blackpool, Blackburn, Huddersfield, Everton League Cup semi... Massive followings. Youngsters today will never get to feel the electricity we felt. 

4 hours ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

Missed the OT one unfortunately... Another favourite Franky performance was Blackpool away on Boxing day with a massive Wanderers following. 

Did all the others but not the blackpool game, no idea why I didn’t go. 

22 hours ago, Boby Brno said:

Privileged to have been there at Blackburn, Old Trafford, Burnden for the Ipswich goal and Maine Road for the right foot volley. (Actually sat right behind it) 

It was shit in the 70,s.

City game, was sat on some awful uncovered benches on the end of the main stand

Great to hear people's recollections of Frank's goals and nice to see mention of that day at Blackpool when we took that huge following. Mention that day to their fans and they still blanch. 

A couple of other goals I recall - both in front of a packed Embankment with "lively" away fans present. He scored in his first game for us v Stoke. It was an equaliser in a 1-1 draw. My memory is that it was a tap-in. 

Frank also got one of the three second half goals v Leeds in 78/9. Vast numbers of Leeds fans in two of the three section of the Embankment. We were 0-1 down at half time and WIllie Morgan scored straight after half-time with the equaliser. I can't remember if Frank got the second or third but recall him running off towards the Paddock in celebration. Sunny bright, warm day. 

25 minutes ago, paulhanley said:

Great to hear people's recollections of Frank's goals and nice to see mention of that day at Blackpool when we took that huge following. Mention that day to their fans and they still blanch. 

A couple of other goals I recall - both in front of a packed Embankment with "lively" away fans present. He scored in his first game for us v Stoke. It was an equaliser in a 1-1 draw. My memory is that it was a tap-in. 

Frank also got one of the three second half goals v Leeds in 78/9. Vast numbers of Leeds fans in two of the three section of the Embankment. We were 0-1 down at half time and WIllie Morgan scored straight after half-time with the equaliser. I can't remember if Frank got the second or third but recall him running off towards the Paddock in celebration. Sunny bright, warm day. 

According to Rothmans , he scored the 3rd , with Brian Smith getting the 2nd . Although strangely Simon Marlands book as Frank scoring the equaliser. 

Just now, dusan nikolic said:

According to Rothmans , he scored the 3rd , with Brian Smith getting the 2nd . Although strangely Simon Marlands book as Frank scoring the equaliser. 

It was definitely Morgan who got the first. I remember it clearly. Pinball in the box and suddenly he was there with the ball at his feet about 3 yards out. Shame I can't recollect Frank's goal... or indeed Brian Smith's. Both of them no longer with us sadly.

2 minutes ago, paulhanley said:

It was definitely Morgan who got the first. I remember it clearly. Pinball in the box and suddenly he was there with the ball at his feet about 3 yards out. Shame I can't recollect Frank's goal... or indeed Brian Smith's. Both of them no longer with us sadly.

Rothmans are usually spot on with their records.

I was gutted about worthy , even though I was 5 years too late to see him play , you couldn't fail to realise what a huge player he was in the clubs history. I read someone the other day who said because they never watched him and have only viewed limited footage of him , they can't seem to get to connect fully with the loss of him . I remember when I started following us trawling through books , reading all about our history and former players , in fact my first Saturday job wages were spent on Marlands 1989 complete record book , which I read fanatically when I got it.

36 minutes ago, dusan nikolic said:

Rothmans are usually spot on with their records.

I was gutted about worthy , even though I was 5 years too late to see him play , you couldn't fail to realise what a huge player he was in the clubs history. I read someone the other day who said because they never watched him and have only viewed limited footage of him , they can't seem to get to connect fully with the loss of him . I remember when I started following us trawling through books , reading all about our history and former players , in fact my first Saturday job wages were spent on Marlands 1989 complete record book , which I read fanatically when I got it.

The thing about Frank was that he came back as an older player with one or two clubs in the 80s and every time the Burnden fans stopped chanting for BWFC and started chanting his name. Phil Neal had a right moan about it at least once. That's how much he was revered. If we'd signed him back in the mid 80s when he was about 35/36 we'd have doubled our gates for the next game or two and it'd have paid for itself. 

Regrettably I missed the lot as I had moved to another part of the country .The home victory v Stretford I was on the works Xmas do & got hammered early doors fell asleep in the chair when I got home.

Vaguely remember the result on news at ten having partly woken .Got huge grief off the missus as I was paralytic.Went to bed woke up next morning with a huge hangover but then had the thought flash that we had won 3-0.

Asked the wife if it was true , as I thought it might have been a dream & she gave me the silent treatment.Ran down to the nearest paper shop with a banging head & checked the first paper I bought ......absolutely no mention or result .Had to buy another (Mirror) there was a picture of Frankie on the backpage with the score in big letters , best hangover cure ever.

I did manage a few aways , but can’t remember Frank scoring.

2 hours ago, dusan nikolic said:

Rothmans are usually spot on with their records.

I was gutted about worthy , even though I was 5 years too late to see him play , you couldn't fail to realise what a huge player he was in the clubs history. I read someone the other day who said because they never watched him and have only viewed limited footage of him , they can't seem to get to connect fully with the loss of him . I remember when I started following us trawling through books , reading all about our history and former players , in fact my first Saturday job wages were spent on Marlands 1989 complete record book , which I read fanatically when I got it.

Wouldn't take The Bolton Bible as gospel, been through it many times and there's tons of errors, Rothmans or whatever they're called now are more accurate I think

5 hours ago, paulhanley said:

Frank also got one of the three second half goals v Leeds in 78/9. Vast numbers of Leeds fans in two of the three section of the Embankment. We were 0-1 down at half time and WIllie Morgan scored straight after half-time with the equaliser. I can't remember if Frank got the second or third but recall him running off towards the Paddock in celebration. Sunny bright, warm day. 

The match when Sam planted Joe Jordan into the cinder track ? 

Wanderers programme from that season lists the scorers as Morgan,  then Smith with Frank getting the 3rd.

8 hours ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

The match when Sam planted Joe Jordan into the cinder track ? 

I think Jordan would have been playing for the red shit by the time of that game. We did play Leeds the year before in a League Cup night match though.

1 hour ago, paulhanley said:

I think Jordan would have been playing for the red shit by the time of that game. We did play Leeds the year before in a League Cup night match though.

It was a night game. He was planted by the corner of Burnden Paddock & Lever End, around the 6 yard line. It was, using McGinlay's later words, "just a wee nudge".