Fred Earp

Frederick William Earp was a footballer who played for Nottingham Forest between 1878 and 1885 and then went on to manage the club.^[1] He was the elder brother of Martin (Jack) Earp who also played for the club.

Fred Earp

Personal information
Full name	Frederick William Earp
Date of birth	1860
Place of birth	Nottingham
Date of death	1948 (aged 87–88)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1878–1885	Nottingham Forest	0	(0)
Managerial career
1909–1912	Nottingham Forest
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Earp appeared for the North in a North v South representative match on 6 March 1880 at The Oval. ^[2]

The 1879 Football Annual described Earp as a very pretty and effective wing player, dribbles with great skill and very difficult to remove from the ball.^[2]

Fred Earp played for the Forest team that won the Wednesbury Cup on 19 May 1883.^[1]

Earp was Manager of Nottingham Forest between 1909 and 1912.

Career statistics

As a Player

Club[1]	Season	FA Cup
		Apps	Goals
Nottingham Forest	1878-79	4	0
	1879-80	5	1
	1880-81	1	0
	1881-82	1	0
	1882-83	3	2
	1883-84	1	0
	1884-85	2	0
	Total	17	3
Career total		17	3

Fred Earp also played in numerous Friendlies including the Wednesbury Cup and the Notts County Cup. There was no league at the time to play in.

As a Manager

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Nottingham Forest	1909	1912	120	35	26	59	029.2
Total			120	35	26	59	029.2