Following
Royal Navy service during
World War II, Frodsham signed for St. Helens in 1947. After a short spell for the club, he was transferred to Warrington in 1948, it was there that he spent the remainder of his career. In 1950, Frodsham made his first-team breakthrough when he replaced
Les "Cowboy" Jones as . He went on to make a total of 48 appearances for Warrington during the
1950–51 season, a club record which he repeated in 1953–54, and still holds to this day. The highlight of Frodsham's career came in the
1953–54 season in which Warrington secured both the League and Challenge Cup titles. Frodsham's career came to an end in 1955 when he broke his wrist during a 25–7 victory over
Liverpool City. In total he made 226 appearances for Warrington, scoring 125 points. Eric Frodsham made his début for
Warrington on Saturday 4 September 1948, and he played his last match for Warrington on Monday 9 April 1956.
Championship final appearances Eric Frodsham played, and was
captain in
Warrington's 8–7 victory over
Halifax the
Championship Final during the
1953–54 season at
Maine Road,
Manchester on Saturday 8 May 1954, in front of a crowd of 36,519.
Challenge Cup Final appearances Eric Frodsham played , and was
captain in
Warrington's 8–4 victory over
Halifax in the
1954 Challenge Cup Final
replay during the
1953–54 season at
Odsal Stadium,
Bradford on Wednesday 5 May 1954, in front of a record crowd of 102,575 or more. At the time, this was a world record attendance for a rugby match of either code. ==Genealogical information==