Career
He played centre, or stand-off/five-eighth for Widnes and Saint Helens, and also captained the Great Britain national team Myler played at centre in Saint Helens" 4-7 defeat to Wigan in the 1968-1969 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 17 December 1968. In 1970, he captained the Lions squad.
Following a heavy defeat in the first Test the Lions under Myler did not lose another game on the whole tour.
Myler was the last British captain to lift the Ashes trophy in Australia. He left the Saints in 1971 to take up the position of player coach with the Rochdale Hornets from May 1971 until October 1974.
He succeeded Vince Karalius as Widnes coach in May 1975. In May 1978 Myler was succeeded as Widnes coach by Doug Laughton.
Myler was one of the original thirteen former Widnes players inducted into the Widnes Hall of Fame in 1992.
Frank Myler played centre, id est (that is) number 4, in Saint Helens" 30-2 victory over Oldham in the 1968 Lancashire Cup final during the 1968-1969 season at Central Park, Wigan on Friday 25 October 1968, and played stand-off/five-eighth in the 4-7 defeat by Leigh in the 1970 Lancashire Cup final during the 1970-1971 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 28 November 1970.
