Fred Linfoot

Fred Linfoot
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Linfoot[1]
Date of birth12 March 1901[1]
Place of birthWhitley Bay, Northumberland,[1] England
Date of death1979 (aged 7778)[1]
Playing positionOutside right
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Smith's Dock
1919Leeds City0(0)
1919–1920Lincoln City29(3)
1920–1923Chelsea34(1)
1923–1926Fulham41(4)
1926–19??Blyth Spartans
Shiremoor Albion
Columbia (London)
Dorman Long (Westminster)
Ashington
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Frederick "Fred"" Linfoot (12 March 1901 – 1979) was an English footballer who made 104 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City, Chelsea and Fulham. He played as an outside right. He also played non-league football in London and in his native north-east of England.[2]

Linfoot was on the books of Leeds City when the club was expelled from the league and disbanded in 1919, but appeared for them only in wartime football. When the players were auctioned off, he joined Lincoln City for £250.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Frederick Linfoot". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. "The History of Leeds City Football Club". Leeds United F.C. History. Tony Hill. Retrieved 13 May 2013.