Henry Littlewort

Henry Charles Littlewort (7 July 1882 – 21 November 1934) was an English amateur footballer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[4]

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(1934-11-21) (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
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Team competition

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]

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