Bokas: Frank

WW2 Guest: 1943-1945 (Leeds United War-time Guest Player Details)

Right Half

Born: Bellshill, North Lanarkshire: 13-05-1914

Debut: v Bradford Park Avenue (a): 10-04-1943

Height & Weight: Unknown

Bokas started with Kirkintilloch Rob Roy before joining Second Division Blackpool during the 1935-36 season in which he made six League and two F.A. Cup appearances in his only season with the Bloomfield Road club. He joined Second Division Barnsley at the start of the1936-37 season and soon cemented a regular spot at Wing Half and, after the club had been relegated in 1937-38, he was in their side that won the Third Division North Championship in the following season. World War Two interrupted his profession before he could resume his Second Division career. While at Oakwell he scored four goals in eighty-eight League games and another one in five F.A. Cup appearances. During the War period he made five guest appearances for Leeds United. The first was the final game of 1942-43 Football League Northern Section playing Right Half at Bradford Park Avenue, when United lost 2-5. The other four games came early in the 1944-45 Football League Northern Section (Second Championship), when he played at Right Half as Leeds faced York City on consecutive Saturdays in January 1945 and won the game at Bootham Crescent by 5-0 and the game at Elland Road by 4-3. He played in the 1-1 draw with Hull City at Anlaby Road two weeks later on 10th February 1945 and his final game was in the 0-2 loss to Bradford Park Avenue a fortnight later. During the War he played mostly for Barnsley and never scored a goal in War-time football, but turned out for his club twenty times in 1939-40, thirty-three games in 1940-41, twenty-nine in 1941-42 and again in 1942-43, twenty-one in 1943-44 and once in 1945-46. He also played for Huddersfield Town , three times in 1941-42 and Chesterfield once in the same season, while he also played for Bradford City once in 1942-43 and twice in 1943-44. He finished the War with Carlisle United, making twenty-three appearances in 1945-46 and he signed for the Third Division North team after the War but never played a League game for them. He finished his career in Non-League with Gainsborough Trinity and then Grantham. He died in 1996.