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. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swindon Town | 1934–35 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Stoke City | 1934–35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reading | 1938–39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1946–47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |