Francis Walker McIver was an Australian soccer player, coach and administrator.
13 Facts About Frank McIver
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Frank McIver was an inaugural inductee into the Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame in 1999 and inducted into the Football Victoria Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Frank McIver was born in Cramlington just north of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1904.
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Frank McIver was introduced to Australian rules football, and played for two seasons in the region, but after a move to Bendigo in 1929, an advertisement from the Melbourne based Preston Soccer Club seeking new players inspired him to take up soccer in his adopted homeland.
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Frank McIver scored 21 league goals for Preston in 1931, and his season tally was 23 in 1932.
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Frank McIver moved to Hakoah in 1934, where his knack for scoring was rewarded with the ultimate success, the club claiming the premiership with a seven-point margin and just a single loss throughout the season.
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Frank McIver returned to England for a period in 1936, but reprised his role in the Hakoah forward line later that year.
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Frank McIver moved to South Yarra in 1946, netting just three times in an abbreviated season.
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Frank McIver was appointed to the Victorian State Team selection committee in 1951, a short-lived role as he returned to Morwell later that year.
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Frank McIver died in Hervey Bay, Queensland, on February 5,1978.
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Frank McIver was made a Life Member of the Victorian Soccer Federation in 1967.
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Frank McIver was inducted to the Roll of Honour as a member for meritorious contribution.
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On 9 September 2016 Frank McIver was inducted in the Football Victoria Hall of Fame.