Frank Saul (footballer)

Frank Saul
Personal information
Full name Frank Lander Saul[1]
Date of birth (1943-08-23) 23 August 1943
Place of birth Canvey Island, Essex, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position Forward
Youth career
Canvey Island
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1968 Tottenham Hotspur 116 (37)
1968–1970 Southampton 50 (2)
1970–1972 Queens Park Rangers 43 (4)
1972–1976 Millwall 96 (4)
Dagenham
Total 305 (47)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Lander Saul (born 23 August 1943) is an English former professional footballer who played most of his career as a forward for Tottenham Hotspur.

Playing career

Having started as a youth with Canvey island, Saul signed for Spurs in 1960, and was one of 17 players used by the club in the Double winning side of 1960–61.[3] When he scored against Arsenal on 19 September 1960, Saul became Tottenham Hotspur’s youngest ever goal scorer at 17 years and 18 days,[4] a title he would retain for more than 60 years until Alfie Devine scored an FA Cup goal on 10 January 2021.[5] Saul is still (as at 2025) Spurs’ youngest scorer in a league game. When he played against Feyenoord in the European Cup in November 1961, he became Spurs' youngest player in that competition, a title he would hold until March 2020.[6]

When Saul was sent off against Burnley at Turf Moor on 4 December 1965, he was the first Spurs' player to be sent off in a League match since October 1928.[7]

Saul scored in the 1967 FA Cup Final win over Chelsea. In 1968, he was part of the swap with Southampton for Martin Chivers, where he was valued at £45,000 as makeweight in a deal worth a then British record £125,000.[8][9] Saul joined Queens Park Rangers in 1970 and played 43 league games, scoring 4 goals, before moving to Millwall in 1972.

Later life

After quitting football, Saul worked as a builder in Essex.[10]

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

References

  1. ^ "Frank Saul". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024.
  2. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1976). Rothmans football yearbook. 1976-77. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-362-00259-1.
  3. ^ The Double squad Archived 28 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 28 August 2008
  4. ^ "Youngest goalscorers". THFCDB. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Alfie Devine becomes Tottenham's youngest EVER player and goal scorer". All football. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Our youngest ever players - Where does Jun'ai Byfield rank?". Tottenham Hotspur. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  7. ^ Maxwell, Ian. "Football Trivia". www.soccerhistory.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Frank Landon Saul". Saintsplayers.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Martin Harcourt Chivers". Saintsplayers.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  10. ^ Where are they now ? Retrieved 29 August 2008
  11. ^ "Saul finally collects 1961 medal". Tottenham Hotspur FC. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  12. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
  13. ^ "1967/68 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2020.


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