Fred Spiksley

Frederick Spiksley (25 January 1870 – 28 July 1948) was an English footballer and coach, who played as a forward for Sheffield Wednesday and England.

After retiring as a player in 1906, he worked as a coach and won national league titles in Sweden, Mexico and Germany.

[1][5][6] After retiring as a player Spiskley joined the Fred Karno Company, and worked in a theatre with Charlie Chaplin.

[1] He then became a football coach who worked in Sweden, Germany, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, the United States, Peru and Mexico, as well as in England.

[1] Spiksley was a "slight and silky winger" who was described as the "fastest man in football" by his England international team-mate Billy Bassett.

Spiksley in 1896 as part of The Wednesday 's FA Cup team.