Frederick Riley

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFrederick•Riley
Used nameFrederick•Riley
Born9 January 1912 in Manchester, England (GBR)
Died7 December 1942 in ? (FRA)
AffiliationsCasuals FC, Kingston-upon-Thames (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

Frederick Riley’s club Casuals FC was the winner of the 1936 FA Amateur Cup and runner-up in the Isthmian League the same year. In the 1936 Olympic tournament, he was a substitute against China but played the match against Poland in the inside left position. Riley was a member of England’s amateur team that toured New Zealand, Australia and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1937. Riley was killed in action whilst flying an RAF Spitfire in bad weather on a photo reconnaissance mission over Northern France in 1942.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Football (Football) GBR Frederick Riley
Football, Men (Olympic) Great Britain =5

Special Notes