| Freddie Houldsworth | |
| Fullname: | Frederick Charlton Houldsworth |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Henley-on-Thames, England |
| Death Place: | Warminster, England |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Years1: | – |
| Clubs1: | Army |
| Years2: | 1934–1935 |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1935 |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1935–1938 |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1938–1939 |
| Clubs5: | Reading |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1941–1944 |
Frederick Charlton Houldsworth (29 May 1911 – 1994) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Reading, Swindon Town and Stoke City.[1]
Houldsworth was born in Henley-on-Thames and began his career with Swindon Town in 1934. He played 34 times for Swindon before joining Stoke City in April 1935. Whilst he kept a clean sheet against Grimsby Town in his first match for Stoke he conceded five against Preston North End and was not retained.[1] He then joined Ipswich Town where he used as a reserve and left in 1938 for Reading without having made an appearance.[1] At Reading he played in eight matches before he served with the Army during World War II. During the war he guested for Southampton,[1] making 21 appearances in the War League and Cup matches between 1941 and 1944.[2]
Source:
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Swindon Town | 1934–35 | Third Division South | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Stoke City | 1934–35 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Reading | 1938–39 | Third Division South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1946–47 | Third Division South | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||