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Freddie Houldsworth

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Freddie Houldsworth
Personal information
Full name Frederick Charlton Houldsworth[1]
Date of birth 29 May 1911[1]
Place of birth Henley-on-Thames, England[1]
Date of death 1994 (aged 82–83)[1]
Place of death Warminster, England[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Army
1934–1935 Swindon Town 30 (0)
1935 Stoke City 2 (0)
1935–1938 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
1938–1939 Reading 8 (0)
1941–1944 Southampton
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

Career

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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]

Career statistics

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Source:[3]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 394. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  3. ^ Freddie Houldsworth at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)