Frank Lampard, Sr.

Frank Lampard

200px Lampard at Top Field, Hitchin in 1996
Personal information
Full name	Frank Richard George Lampard
Date of birth	(1948-09-20) 20 September 1948
Place of birth	East Ham, Essex, England
Height
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1963-67	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1985	West Ham United	551	(18)
1985–1986	Southend United	33	(1)
International career
1971–1972	England U23	4	(0)
1972–1980	England	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Richard George Lampard (born 20 September 1948) is a retired English professional footballer. He played most of his career for West Ham United with a brief spell with Southend United. He was capped twice for England and is the father of long-time Chelsea midfielder and current New York City FC player Frank Lampard.

Lampard was born in East Ham, Essex to Frank Richard Lampard (1920–1953) and Hilda D. Stiles (born 1928). He has a sister Gwendoline, who is a year younger than him. He was only five years old when his father died in 1953, aged 33.

Club career

Lampard started for the youth team of West Ham United in 1964. He debuted for West Ham United in November 1967 in a 3-2 home defeat by Manchester City, and quickly established himself in his preferred left-back position. At club level, he won two FA Cups with West Ham, in 1975 and 1980, and the old second division title in 1981. By the time he left the club on a free transfer at the end of the 1984–85 season, Lampard had played 660 games, scored 22 goals and become one of the most celebrated players ever to pull on the claret and blue jersey. He wore the number 3 on his jersey.

He moved to Southend United for the 1985–1986 season, then managed by another ex-West Ham star Bobby Moore, and made 38 appearances for the Essex club before deciding to retire.

Managerial career

From 1994 to 2001 he returned to West Ham to serve as assistant manager under Harry Redknapp, his brother-in-law.

On 24 November 2008, Lampard was appointed as a football consultant to new Watford manager Brendan Rodgers. and then followed Rodgers to Reading in June 2009 to take up a similar role at the Madejski Stadium in June 2009. Lampard left Reading when Rodgers departed by mutual consent on 17 December 2009.

International career

He won four England Under-23 caps, and debuted for the national team against Yugoslavia in October 1972, the first of two full caps he gained.

Personal life

Lampard was married to Patricia Harris before her death on 24 April 2008 following complications from pneumonia. They had three children named Natalie, Claire and Frank Jr who is currently a professional footballer. His brother-in-law is former Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp. He is also the uncle to former England, Liverpool, Tottenham and Southampton player Jamie Redknapp.