Frank Blew

{{short description|Welsh footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Frank Blew | image = | caption = | fullname = Frank William Elford Blew | birth_date = 1902 | birth_place = Wrexham, Wales | death_date = {{death year and age|1968|1902}} | height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Optimists of the North. Wrexham |newspaper=Athletic News |location=Manchester |date=6 August 1923 |page=6}}</ref> | position = Left-back<br />Centre-forward | youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1921–1922 |clubs1 = Wrexham |caps1 = 5 |goals1 = 1 | years2 = 1922–1923 |clubs2 = Llandudno |caps2 = ? |goals2 = ? | years3 = 1923–1924 |clubs3 = Wrexham |caps3 = 7 |goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1924–1925 |clubs4 = Llandudno |caps4 = ? |goals4 = ? | years5 = 1925–1927 |clubs5 = Wrexham |caps5 = 16 |goals5 = 0 | totalcaps = 28 |totalgoals = 0 | nationalyears1 = {{0|000}} |nationalteam1 = Wales Amateur |nationalcaps1 = ? |nationalgoals1 = ? }} '''Frank William Elford Blew''' (1902–1968) was a Welsh footballer who played as either a left-back or centre-forward for Wrexham and Llandudno in the 1920s. Blew also played for the Wales Amateur team. His father was Horace Blew, also a footballer who played at full-back for Wrexham, Manchester United, Manchester City and the Welsh national team.

Born in Wrexham, Blew began his career with his local club, Wrexham in 1921. He made five appearances in his first season, scoring one goal, before moving on to Llandudno in 1922. He returned to Wrexham a year later, but made seven appearances before going back to Llandudno in 1924. In 1925, he returned to Wrexham for the last time, making 16 appearances over two seasons before retiring in 1927.

After his retirement, Blew played a role in scouting young players for Wrexham, including Arfon Griffiths, who later played for Arsenal and made more than 550 appearances for Wrexham.<ref>{{cite web |author = Wrexham A.F.C. |date = 17 November 2004 |title = Arfon Griffiths |url = http://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/page/HallofFame/0%2C%2C10311~73228%2C00.html |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120225165200/http://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/page/HallofFame/0,,10311~73228,00.html |archive-date = 25 February 2012 |access-date = 19 July 2025 |author-link = Wrexham A.F.C. }}</ref>

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{{refbegin}} *{{cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |year=2004 |publisher=Tony Brown |location=Nottingham |isbn=1-899468-67-6 |page=28 }} {{refend}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blew, Frank}} Category:1902 births Category:1968 deaths Category:Footballers from Wrexham Category:Welsh men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Wrexham A.F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Llandudno F.C. players Category:Wales men's amateur international footballers Category:20th-century Welsh sportsmen