Henry Littlewort Explained

Henry Littlewort
Fullname:Henry Charles Littlewort[1]
Birth Date:7 July 1882
Birth Place:Elmsett, England
Death Date:[2]
Height:[3]
Position:Wing half
Clubs1:West Norwood
Years2:1906–1907
Clubs2:Crystal Palace
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Clubs3:West Norwood
Years4:1908
Clubs4:Fulham
Caps4:4
Goals4:0
Clubs5:Shepherd's Bush
Clubs6:West Norwood
Years7:1909–1913
Clubs7:Glossop
Caps7:73
Goals7:3
Years8:1919
Clubs8:Arsenal
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:1911–1913
Nationalteam1:England Amateurs
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1912
Nationalteam2:Great Britain
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0

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

Littlewort served as a sergeant in the Royal Fusiliers during the First World War.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 . 16 October 2012 . Tony Brown . 9781905891610 . 3rd Revised . 176.
  2. Web site: Henry Littlewort . www.footballdatabase.eu . 10 December 2018.
  3. News: The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Fulham . Athletic News . Manchester . 18 August 1913 . 5 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.
  4. Web site: Henry Littlewort . Olympedia . 23 May 2021.
  5. Web site: England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939 . www.englandfootballonline.com . 10 December 2018.
  6. Book: King, Ian . Crystal Palace: The Complete Record 1905–2011 . Derby Books Publishing Company Limited . 2012 . 978-1-78091-221-9.
  7. Web site: Henry Charles Littlewort Service Record . Football and the First World War . en . 10 December 2018.