Frank Boulton

Date of birth12 August 1917
Place of birthChipping Sodbury
NationalityEnglish
PositionGoalkeeper

Boulton was Arsenal's regular goalkeeper for the latter part of 1936-37 and a winner of a League Championship medal the following season for 15 appearances.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Arsenal 01 Oct 1936 01 Aug 1938
Derby County 01 Aug 1938 01 Aug 1946

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1936-37 Arsenal FA Cup 4 4
1936-37 Arsenal League Division One 21 12 4
1937-38 Arsenal FA Cup 2 2
1937-38 Arsenal League Division One 15 10 4
1938-39 Derby County FA Cup 1 1
1938-39 Derby County League Division One 39 17 16
1945-46 Derby County FA Cup 6 6


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
27 Aug 1938 Derby County v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 2-2 League Division One
31 Aug 1938 Derby County v Huddersfield Town W 1-0 League Division One
03 Sep 1938 Aston Villa v Derby County W 0-1 League Division One
07 Sep 1938 Huddersfield Town v Derby County L 3-0 League Division One
10 Sep 1938 Derby County v Sunderland W 1-0 League Division One
14 Sep 1938 Arsenal v Derby County W 1-2 League Division One
17 Sep 1938 Grimsby Town v Derby County D 1-1 League Division One
24 Sep 1938 Derby County v Stoke City W 5-0 League Division One
01 Oct 1938 Derby County v Blackpool W 2-1 League Division One
08 Oct 1938 Brentford v Derby County W 1-3 League Division One
15 Oct 1938 Birmingham City v Derby County L 3-0 League Division One
22 Oct 1938 Derby County v Manchester United W 5-1 League Division One
29 Oct 1938 Chelsea v Derby County W 0-2 League Division One
05 Nov 1938 Derby County v Preston North End W 2-0 League Division One
12 Nov 1938 Charlton Athletic v Derby County L 1-0 League Division One
19 Nov 1938 Derby County v Bolton Wanderers W 3-0 League Division One
26 Nov 1938 Leeds United v Derby County W 1-4 League Division One
03 Dec 1938 Derby County v Liverpool D 2-2 League Division One
10 Dec 1938 Leicester City v Derby County W 2-3 League Division One
17 Dec 1938 Derby County v Middlesbrough L 1-4 League Division One
24 Dec 1938 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Derby County D 0-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1938 Everton v Derby County D 2-2 League Division One
27 Dec 1938 Derby County v Everton W 2-1 League Division One
31 Dec 1938 Derby County v Aston Villa W 2-1 League Division One
07 Jan 1939 Derby County v Everton L 0-1 FA Cup 3rd round
14 Jan 1939 Sunderland v Derby County L 1-0 League Division One
28 Jan 1939 Stoke City v Derby County L 3-0 League Division One
01 Feb 1939 Derby County v Grimsby Town W 4-1 League Division One
18 Feb 1939 Derby County v Birmingham City L 0-1 League Division One
25 Feb 1939 Manchester United v Derby County D 1-1 League Division One
08 Mar 1939 Derby County v Chelsea L 0-1 League Division One
18 Mar 1939 Derby County v Charlton Athletic W 3-1 League Division One
25 Mar 1939 Bolton Wanderers v Derby County L 2-1 League Division One
01 Apr 1939 Derby County v Leeds United W 1-0 League Division One
07 Apr 1939 Portsmouth v Derby County W 1-3 League Division One
08 Apr 1939 Liverpool v Derby County L 2-1 League Division One
10 Apr 1939 Derby County v Portsmouth L 0-1 League Division One
15 Apr 1939 Derby County v Leicester City D 1-1 League Division One
22 Apr 1939 Middlesbrough v Derby County L 2-0 League Division One
29 Apr 1939 Derby County v Arsenal L 1-2 League Division One
05 Jan 1946 Luton Town v Derby County W 0-6 FA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
09 Jan 1946 Derby County v Luton Town W 3-0
Agg: 9-0
FA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
26 Jan 1946 Derby County v West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 FA Cup 4th round
30 Jan 1946 West Bromwich Albion v Derby County W 1-3 FA Cup 4th round
09 Feb 1946 Brighton and Hove Albion v Derby County W 1-4 FA Cup 5th round
13 Feb 1946 Derby County v Brighton and Hove Albion W 6-0 FA Cup 5th round


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.