# Mannes Francken

Mannes Francken (20 May 1888 – 19 November 1948) was a Dutch football player, who played for HFC and the Netherlands national team.

## Biography

Francken started out as a goalkeeper, but quickly became a forward. He made his international debut for the Netherlands on 29 April 1906 in a 5–0 away defeat to Belgium. He would go on to play 22 caps, scoring 17 goals, including a then national record of three hat-tricks, all of which against Belgium. Remarkably, 12 of his international goals, including his three hat-tricks, came in friendly cup duels between Dutch and Belgians, a tally that makes him the all-time top scorer in the competition's history, however, if we include the four unofficial trophies between 1901 and 1904 then he shares this position with Herbert Potts of Belgium. The final of these goals, against Belgium on 9 March 1913, made him the all-time top scorer for the Netherlands, a record he held for more than 20 years, until when on 3 November 1935, Beb Bakhuys of HBS Craeyenhout scored his 18th goal for the Netherlands national team. Nearly a century after his last match Francken, he is ranked 11th in the list of all-time top scorers.
Francken played his final match for the Netherlands in 1914. He moved to the Dutch East Indies in 1916. Francken died in 1948.
His brothers Harry, Jacques and Peddy Francken also played for HFC.

## Career statistics

    Scores and results list Netherlands's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Francken goal.
List of international goals scored by Mannes Francken :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 25 October 1908 | De Diepput, The Hague, Netherlands | Sweden | 3–3 | 5–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 10 April 1910 | De Hout, Haarlem, Netherlands | Belgium | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1910 Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad Beker |
| 3 | 10 April 1910 | De Hout, Haarlem, Netherlands | Belgium | 4–0 | 7–0 | 1910 Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad Beker |
| 4 | 10 April 1910 | De Hout, Haarlem, Netherlands | Belgium | 6–0 | 7–0 | 1910 Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad Beker |
| 5 | 19 March 1911 | Beerschot A.C. ground, Antwerp, Belgium | Belgium | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1911 Coupe Vanden Abeele |
| 6 | 19 March 1911 | Beerschot A.C. ground, Antwerp, Belgium | Belgium | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1911 Coupe Vanden Abeele |
| 7 | 19 March 1911 | Beerschot A.C. ground, Antwerp, Belgium | Belgium | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1911 Coupe Vanden Abeele |
| 8 | 2 April 1911 | D.F.C.-terrein aan de Markettenweg, Dordrecht, Netherlands | Belgium | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1911 Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad Beker |
| 9 | 2 April 1911 | D.F.C.-terrein aan de Markettenweg, Dordrecht, Netherlands | Belgium | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1911 Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad Beker |
| 10 | 24 March 1912 | Zwolsche Atletische Club Stadion, Zwolle, Netherlands | Germany | 2–3 | 5–5 | Friendly |
| 11 | 24 March 1912 | Zwolsche Atletische Club Stadion, Zwolle, Netherlands | Germany | 3–3 | 5–5 | Friendly |
| 12 | 28 April 1912 | D.F.C.-terrein aan de Markettenweg, Dordrecht, Netherlands | Belgium | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1912 Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad Beker |
| 13 | 28 April 1912 | D.F.C.-terrein aan de Markettenweg, Dordrecht, Netherlands | Belgium | 3–0 | 4–3 | 1912 Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad Beker |
| 14 | 28 April 1912 | D.F.C.-terrein aan de Markettenweg, Dordrecht, Netherlands | Belgium | 4–3 | 4–3 | 1912 Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad Beker |
| 15 | 24 March 1912 | Sportplatz Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany | Germany | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 16 | 24 March 1912 | Sportplatz Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany | Germany | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 17 | 9 March 1913 | Beerschot A.C. ground, Antwerp, Belgium | Belgium | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1913 Coupe Vanden Abeele |

### Records

* All-time top goal scorer of the Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad Beker with 8 goals
* All-time top goal scorer of the Belgium vs Netherlands Cups with 13 goals