| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Charles Littlewort | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Elmsett, England | ||
| Date of death | 21 November 1934(1934-11-21) (aged 52) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m) | ||
| 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.
He was part of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played all three matches.
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.
Personal life
Littlewort served as a sergeant in the Royal Fusiliers during the First World War.
References
- 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
- Henry Littlewort at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Henry Littlewort at kicker (in German)
- Henry Littlewort at Olympedia
| Great Britain football squad – 1912 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists | ||
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- 1882 births
- 1934 deaths
- Military personnel from Suffolk
- English men's footballers
- English Olympic competitors
- 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