Freddie Houldsworth

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]

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

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

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

1. 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)