Frank Wayman (30 December 1931 − 7 February 2008) was an English

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. Born in

Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, England. It is northwest of Darlington and southwest of Durham, England, Durham. M ...

, Wayman began his career in professional football as a winger with

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...

in 1953, but never made any appearances for Preston's first team. In 1955, he joined

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, where he spent one season, playing 30 league games. He finished his career at the professional level at

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, where he made a single appearance for the first-team. He later played for several non-league clubs in the

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. Wayman died in February 2008, after being struck by a motorcycle as he crossed the A167 near

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. He died in hospital four days after the crash, having sustained serious head injuries.Ex-footballer dies after accident
''BBC News'', 8 February 2008 He was survived by his wife, two daughters, two granddaughters, two grandsons and two great-granddaughters.

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1931 births 2008 deaths English men's footballers Preston North End F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Road incident deaths in England English Football League players Men's association football wingers Footballers from Bishop Auckland 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub