Henry Littlewort
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Charles Littlewort[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Elmsett, England | ||
| Date of death | 21 November 1934 (aged 52)[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| West Norwood | |||
| 1906–1907 | Crystal Palace | 1 | (0) |
| West Norwood | |||
| 1908 | Fulham | 4 | (0) |
| Shepherd's Bush | |||
| West Norwood | |||
| 1909–1913 | Glossop | 73 | (3) |
| 1919 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1911–1913 | England Amateurs | 9 | (0) |
| 1912 | Great Britain | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||
Representing  Great Britain
| ||
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1912 Stockholm | Team competition |
Henry Charles Littlewort (7 July 1882 – 21 November 1934) was an English amateur footballer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[4]
He was part of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played all three matches.[5]
Littlewort played one match for Crystal Palace on 19 January 1907. Littlewort played as a centre half in the away match against Fulham which Palace lost 2–1.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Littlewort served as a sergeant in the Royal Fusiliers during the First World War.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 176. ISBN 9781905891610.
- ^ "Henry Littlewort". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Fulham". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Henry Littlewort". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ King, Ian (2012). Crystal Palace: The Complete Record 1905–2011. Derby Books Publishing Company Limited. ISBN 978-1-78091-221-9.
- ^ "Henry Charles Littlewort | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
External links[edit]
- Henry Littlewort at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1882 births
- 1934 deaths
- Military personnel from Suffolk
- English men's footballers
- English Olympic medallists
- England men's amateur international footballers
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Great Britain
- Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Men's association football outside forwards
- English Football League players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Shepherd's Bush F.C. players
- Glossop North End A.F.C. players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Fusiliers soldiers
- People from Babergh District
- Footballers from Suffolk