Frederick William Kettle (5 February 1875 – 3 March 1951) was an English footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
Kettle spent most of his career at local amateur side Harwich & Parkeston, with whom he reached the final of the FA Amateur Cup in 1899,[6] but he spent one season as a professional, with the then reigning FA Cup holders Sheffield United, as a backup to William "Fatty" Foulke.
[4] Kettle began his footballing career in Gibraltar, being stationed there for two years with the Royal Engineers, before returning home and being signed by Harwich & Parkeston.
[1][5] Kettle was born at the town of Dovercourt, near Harwich, in Essex, and died there at the age of 76.
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