- Date of Birth01 / 09 / 1884
- Lions Tours1910
- International CapsEngland / Lions
- Lions Origin ClubsBarbarians, Aspatria, Cumberland, Lancashire, Kersal, Manchester
Frank Handford was part of a strong English contingent among Dr Tommy Smyth’s 1910 British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa.
The Manchester FC forward started all three Test matches, scoring his one and only try for the Tourists in their 30-10 win over Border – he eventually migrated to South Africa.
Handford played club rugby for Aspartria between 1906 and 1908 before vice-captaining Kersal (now Altrincham and Kersal) in the 1908/09 season before moving on to Manchester FC.
He was a veteran of the Lancashire county side from 1906 right through to the return of County rugby following World War One and earned four England Test caps in 1909, making his debut against Wales before playing his final Test in a Calcutta Cup loss.
Lancashire-born Handford was the son of a Stockport tea merchant but was educated as a boarder at the Leys School, Cambridge.