Teddy Lightfoot
Real Name: Edward John Lightfoot
Born: 13/11/1889 (Liverpool)
Died: 20/07/1918 (Western Front, WWI)
Heritage Number: 266
Debut Match*: 01/09/1909 v St Helens Recreation (Lancashire Combination)
Last Match*: 29/04/1911 v Blackburn Rovers (Lancashire Combination)
* Qualifying Games
Lightfoot signed for Tottenham Hotspur after spells with Harrowby and Southport. The left half featured in 66 matches and scored twice in all competitions between 1911-15.
Lightfoot was one of 10 Lilywhites who died in action in World War I. He was killed at the Western Front in July, 1918.
“Perseus” writing in the Lancashire Daily Post paid the following tribute “Edward Lightfoot was a splendid footballer but, more than that, he was a good sportsman and a player that respected both himself and his opponents. He has joined a noble company who will leave a big void in football”
Career: Harrowby, Southport Central (c. 1910), Tottenham Hotspur (1911-1915)
Season: 1909/1910 [Back to Player Stats]The player made an appearance in the following games:
Date | Home Club | Away Club | Score | Goals | Competition | Round | Heritage Qualifying | Void |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01/09/1909 | Southport Central | St Helens Recreation | 1 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
04/09/1909 | Accrington Stanley (1891) | Southport Central | 3 - 2 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
06/09/1909 | Southport Central | Everton Reserves | 0 - 3 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
11/09/1909 | Southport Central | Liverpool Reserves | 1 - 1 | 1 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
18/09/1909 | Southport Central | Great Harwood | 1 - 1 | 0 | FA Cup | Preliminary | Yes | No |
22/09/1909 | Great Harwood | Southport Central | 0 - 1 | 0 | FA Cup | Preliminary Replay | Yes | No |
23/09/1909 | Carlisle United | Southport Central | 2 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
25/09/1909 | St Helens Recreation | Southport Central | 6 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
27/09/1909 | Southport Central | St Helens Town | 4 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Senior Cup | 1 | No | No |
02/10/1909 | Walkden Central | Southport Central | 2 - 0 | 0 | FA Cup | Qualifying 1 | Yes | No |
09/10/1909 | Southport Central | Colne | 3 - 2 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
11/10/1909 | Southport Central | Manchester City | 0 - 3 | 0 | Lancashire Senior Cup | 2 | No | No |
16/10/1909 | Manchester City Reserves | Southport Central | 3 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
23/10/1909 | Southport Central | Burnley Reserves | 4 - 1 | 1 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
30/10/1909 | St Helens Town | Southport Central | 2 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
13/11/1909 | Southport Central | Manchester United Reserves | 1 - 3 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
20/11/1909 | Burnley Reserves | Southport Central | 4 - 3 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
27/11/1909 | Southport Central | St Helens Town | 5 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
04/12/1909 | Everton Reserves | Southport Central | 2 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
11/12/1909 | Bolton Wanderers Reserves | Southport Central | 6 - 3 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
18/12/1909 | Liverpool Reserves | Southport Central | 1 - 4 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
01/01/1910 | Southport Central | Bolton Wanderers Reserves | 1 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
03/01/1910 | Southport Central | Bury Reserves | 1 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
08/01/1910 | Southport Central | Oldham Athletic Reserves | 3 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
15/01/1910 | Hyde | Southport Central | 1 - 3 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
12/02/1910 | Oldham Athletic Reserves | Southport Central | 3 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
19/02/1910 | Preston North End Reserves | Southport Central | 1 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
26/02/1910 | Southport Central | Manchester City Reserves | 1 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
05/03/1910 | Southport Central | Bolton Wanderers | 3 - 2 | 0 | Friendly | No | No | |
19/03/1910 | Workington | Southport Central | 0 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
25/03/1910 | Bury Reserves | Southport Central | 3 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
26/03/1910 | Southport Central | Nelson | 0 - 2 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
28/03/1910 | Southport Central | Hyde | 4 - 1 | 1 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
02/04/1910 | Colne | Southport Central | 0 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
05/04/1910 | Southport Central | Carlisle United | 4 - 1 | 2 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
09/04/1910 | Southport Central | Chorley | 0 - 2 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
12/04/1910 | Nelson | Southport Central | 2 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
16/04/1910 | Southport Central | Workington | 2 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
21/04/1910 | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | Southport Central | 0 - 1 | 1 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
26/04/1910 | Blackburn Rovers | Southport Central | 2 - 1 | 0 | Friendly | No | No | |
30/04/1910 | Southport Central | Preston North End Reserves | 3 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No |