Frank Reginald Wildman (11 June 1908 – 1994) was an English

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Playing career

Wildman began his football career at South Kirkby in the Sheffield Association League, before moving to Wolves in November 1932. Wildman secured a first team position at Wolves until the arrival of Utterson and in February 1935 he transferred to Reading. He was the second South Kirkby player within a year to join Wolves, the first being teammate and future England international Tom Smalley.

Other sport

Wildman was also a prominent member of the South Kirkby Colliery Cricket Club.

References

1908 births 1994 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers English Football League players South Kirkby Colliery F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Reading F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Frickley Athletic F.C. players People from South Kirkby Sportspeople from the City of Wakefield Footballers from West Yorkshire 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-goalkeeper-1900s-stub