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) |
| 1923–1924 | Chesterfield | 0 | (0) |
| 1924–1925 | Matlock Town | ||
| 1925 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
| 1925–1926 | Luton Town | 6 | (2) |
| 1926–1929 | Port Vale | 18 | (18) |
| 1929–1931 | Oldham Athletic | 75 | (45) |
| 1931–1933 | Port Vale | 35 | (17) |
| 1933–1934 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 18 | (11) |
| Altrincham | |||
| Total | 155+ | (93+) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
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]
Statistics
- Sourced from Stewart Littlewood profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Chesterfield | 1923–24 | Third Division North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1924–25 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luton Town | 1925–26 | Third Division South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Port Vale | 1926–27 | Second Division | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1927–28 | Second Division | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| 1928–29 | Second Division | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | |
| Total | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1928–29 | Second Division | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 |
| 1929–30 | Second Division | 38 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 28 | |
| 1930–31 | Second Division | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | |
| Total | 78 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 47 | ||
| Port Vale | 1930–31 | Second Division | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 1931–32 | Second Division | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | |
| 1932–33 | Second Division | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | |
| Total | 35 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 17 | ||
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1933–34 | Third Division South | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 |
| Career Total | 155 | 93 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 162 | 98 | ||