Neil Franklin (659) | The England International Database 1872 - 2025.

Full Name:: Cornelius Franklin
Born:: 24th January 1922, Stoke-on-Trent
Died:: 9th February 1996, Stoke-on-Trent aged 74
England Career:: 1946 - 1950
Positions:: Centre Back
Clubs (and caps):: Stoke City (27)
FA Legacy Number:: 659
Career Summary:: Neil Franklin (24th January 1922 - 9th February 1996) was an international footballer who represented England 27 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 28th September 1946 at 24 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 15th April 1950 aged 28. Franklin, born on 24th January 1922, in Stoke-on-Trent, has a FA Legacy Number of 659 and played as a Centre Back for his country.

England Career Statistics

Debut:: v Ireland (HC) on 28th September 1946 aged 24 years, 8 months, 4 days
Last Cap:: v Scotland (WCQ) on 15th April 1950 aged 28 years, 2 months, 22 days
Career Length:: 3 years, 199 days
Starts:: 27
Substitute:: 0
Withdrawn:: 0
Full Games:: 27

England Match Statistics

British Home ChampionshipHC 9 0 0 0 0
FriendlyFR 15 0 0 0 0
World Cup QualifierWCQ 3 0 0 0 0
Competitive 12 0 0 0 0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Away 15 0 0 0 0
Home 12 0 0 0 0

Match Results
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Won 20 0 0 0 0
Drawn 3 0 0 0 0
Lost 4 0 0 0 0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Centre Back 27 0 0 0 0

Managers
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Walter Winterbottom 27 0 0 0 0

Totals
27
0
0
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Billy Wright
27 Matches

Tom Finney
23 Matches

Frank Swift
19 Matches

Wilf Mannion
17 Matches

Laurie Scott
17 Matches

Stan Mortensen
16 Matches

Tommy Lawton
15 Matches

George Hardwick
13 Matches

Stanley Matthews
13 Matches

Jack Aston
12 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
64 sources from 27 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

SCO, 1 - 0, 15th Apr 1950 (WCQ) Stoke City, Cap: 27.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 22 days.
ITA, 2 - 0, 30th Nov 1949 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 26.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 6 days.
IRE, 9 - 2, 16th Nov 1949 (WCQ) Stoke City, Cap: 25.
Age: 27 years, 9 months, 23 days.
WAL, 4 - 1, 15th Oct 1949 (WCQ) Stoke City, Cap: 24.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 22 days.
IRL, 0 - 2, 21st Sep 1949 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 23.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 28 days.
FRA, 3 - 1, 22nd May 1949 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 22.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 29 days.
NOR, 4 - 1, 18th May 1949 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 21.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 25 days.
SWE, 1 - 3, 13th May 1949 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 20.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 20 days.
SCO, 1 - 3, 9th Apr 1949 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 19.
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 16 days.
SUI, 6 - 0, 2nd Dec 1948 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 18.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 9 days.
WAL, 1 - 0, 10th Nov 1948 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 17.
Age: 26 years, 9 months, 17 days.
IRE, 6 - 2, 9th Oct 1948 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 16.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 16 days.
DEN, 0 - 0, 26th Sep 1948 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 15.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 2 days.
ITA, 4 - 0, 16th May 1948 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 14.
Age: 26 years, 3 months, 23 days.
SCO, 2 - 0, 10th Apr 1948 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 13.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 17 days.
SWE, 4 - 2, 19th Nov 1947 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 12.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 26 days.
IRE, 2 - 2, 5th Nov 1947 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 11.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 12 days.
WAL, 3 - 0, 18th Oct 1947 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 10.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 25 days.
BEL, 5 - 2, 21st Sep 1947 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 9.
Age: 25 years, 7 months, 28 days.
POR, 10 - 0, 25th May 1947 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 8.
Age: 25 years, 4 months, 1 day.
SUI, 0 - 1, 18th May 1947 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 7.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 25 days.
FRA, 3 - 0, 3rd May 1947 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 6.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 10 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 12th Apr 1947 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 5.
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 19 days.
NED, 8 - 2, 27th Nov 1946 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 4.
Age: 24 years, 10 months, 3 days.
WAL, 3 - 0, 13th Nov 1946 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 3.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 20 days.
IRL, 1 - 0, 30th Sep 1946 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 2.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 6 days.
IRE, 7 - 2, 28th Sep 1946 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 1.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 4 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.