The Leeside Legends series: From Cork schoolboys soccer to Man United boss

In his young days, Frank played football with Clapton Celtic, Western Rovers, St Joseph’s (Waterford), CIE 90 (inter-house) and Cork United.

In the race to be the manager of United Frank saw off people like Jock Stein, Brian Clough, and Dave Sexton.

The Reds 11th defeat of the season was the catalyst for Frank’s departure in December 1972 and one year later took over the reins at Cardiff City before moving to manage Iran on the international stage.
