# Fred Hopkin

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**Frederick Hopkin** (23 September 1895 – 5 March 1970) was a [football](/source/Association_football) player for [Darlington](/source/Darlington_F.C.), [Manchester United](/source/Manchester_United_F.C.) and [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool_F.C.).

## Career

An [outside left](/source/Outside_forward), Hopkin was born in [Dewsbury](/source/Dewsbury), [West Riding of Yorkshire](/source/West_Riding_of_Yorkshire), and began his career with [Darlington](/source/Darlington_F.C.). After a spell as a wartime guest with [Tottenham Hotspur](/source/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C.), Hopkin joined [Manchester United](/source/Manchester_United_F.C.) in 1919. He made his debut away to [Derby County](/source/Derby_County_F.C.) on 30 August 1919, playing on the left wing in a 1–1 draw at the [Baseball Ground](/source/Baseball_Ground). He missed just three games in his first season with the club and scored eight goals in 41 appearances, his first coming in a 3–3 away draw in the [Manchester derby](/source/Manchester_derby) against [Manchester City](/source/Manchester_City_F.C.) on 11 October 1919. He was less prolific in his second season, with just three goals in 33 appearances. Hopkin's contract with Manchester United resulted in the club being fined [£](/source/Pound_sterling)350, having illegally offered him more than the league maximum wage plus a percentage of his transfer fee.

At the end of the 1920–21 season, Hopkin was signed by [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool_F.C.) manager [David Ashworth](/source/David_Ashworth) for £2,800 in May 1921. He made his debut on 27 August 1921 at [Roker Park](/source/Roker_Park), but finished on the losing side as [Sunderland](/source/Sunderland_F.C.) beat Liverpool 3–0. Hopkin had to wait until 3 March 1923 for his debut goal, when he scored in the 49th minute of Liverpool's 3–0 home win against [Bolton Wanderers](/source/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C.). The goal will always be remembered in Anfield folklore as it was followed by a fire in the Kemlyn Road stand.

Less than a year after joining Liverpool, Hopkin was celebrating a league title as the team finished with 57 points, six more than second-placed [Tottenham Hotspur](/source/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C.). He was celebrating again at the end of the following campaign (1922–23) as they clinched the title once more to claim back-to-back titles, this time they acquired 60 points beating Sunderland into second by the same six-point margin.

Hopkin remained a regular starter for the club and quickly put together 360 appearances for Liverpool, it helped his cause that he stayed relatively injury-free during his time at Anfield. In fact, he was an ever-present during the first title-winning season and missed just two of the 42 league matches in the second.

Hopkin was allowed to leave Liverpool in 1931, and he rejoined Darlington for a second spell, this after playing 360 times for the Reds, scoring just 12 goals.

## External links

- [Player profile at LFChistory.net](http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=673)

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