Frank Soo

Hong Ying Soo Date of Birth: Mar 8, 1914

Hong Ying (Frank) SOO

One of the finest players of his generation Frank, of Chinese extraction, was playing for Prescot Cables when he was spotted by Stoke who signed him in 1933. Playing alongside the mercurial Stanley Matthews, the ball playing wing-half was on the verge of full international recognition when war broke out.

Throughout the war, Frank was a regular for England in unofficial internationals and guested for a variety of top clubs. When hostilities ceased he signed for Leicester but never settled, leading to Luton paying a record £4,000 for his services in July 1946.

A class act, Frank graced Kenilworth Road for two years before taking up a host of managerial and coaching positions in England, Italy, Sweden and Denmark.

Frank passed away in 1991 aged 76.