Freddie Houldsworth

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]
Playing position 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

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Frederick Charlton "Freddie" Houldsworth (29 May 1911 – 1994) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Reading, Swindon Town and Stoke City.[1]

Career

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

Club Season League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swindon Town 1934–35 30040340
Stoke City 1934–35 200020
Reading 1938–39 800080
1946–47 001010
Career Total 40050450

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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.
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