Stewart Littlewood
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stewart Christopher Littlewood[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1905[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rotherham, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 2 February 1977 (aged 72)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Rotherham, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hardwich Colliery | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Chesterfield | 0 | (0) | |
| Matlock Town | |||
| Sheffield Wednesday | |||
| Luton Town | |||
| 1926–1929 | Port Vale | 18 | (18) |
| 1929–1931 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 1931–1933 | Port Vale | 35 | (17) |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | |||
| Altrincham | |||
| Total | 53+ | (35+) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Stewart Christopher Littlewood (7 January 1905 – 2 February 1977) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward for Hardwich Colliery, Chesterfield, Matlock Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Luton Town, Port Vale, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, and Altrincham.
Playing career
Littlewood played for Hardwich Colliery, Chesterfield (Third Division North), Matlock Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Luton Town, and also had a trial at Alfreton Town, before joining Port Vale in November 1926.[1] He scored a brace on his debut at Clapton Orient on Christmas Day 1926, but only made one further Second Division appearance in the 1926–27 campaign.[1] He scored 55 in goals in 33 reserve games in the 1927–28 season.[1] However he had to battle out-of-form club legend Wilf Kirkham for a first team place, and was limited to just seven first team games despite scoring a hat-trick past Fulham.[1] He hit nine goals in ten appearances at the start of the 1928–29 campaign, including a hat-trick past Millwall.[1] He was transferred to league rivals Oldham Athletic, in exchange for Albert Pynegar and £1,300, in January 1929.[1] He finished as the "Latics" top-scorer in 1928–29 and 1929–30 with 12 and 30 goals respectively, helping the Boundary Park club to finish just two points off the promotion places in 1929–30. He was re-signed by new Port Vale manager Tom Morgan for a then-club record fee, and scored twice in ten appearances towards the end of the 1930–31 season.[1] He was limited to 13 games in the 1931–32 campaign, scoring five goals.[1] He scored ten goals in 13 games in 1932–33, with his contribution limited after he was forced to undergo surgery to repair cartilage damage on a twisted knee.[1] A club record six of his goals came in one match on 24 September, in a 9–1 thrashing of Chesterfield at The Old Recreation Ground.[1] He was transferred to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic of the Third Division South in July 1933, and later played for Altrincham (Cheshire County League).[1]