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: 1910/1911 [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 |
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01/09/1910 | Accrington Stanley (1891) | Southport Central | 6 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
03/09/1910 | Southport Central | St Helens Recreation | 2 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
06/09/1910 | Southport Central | Bury Reserves | 2 - 2 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
10/09/1910 | Southport Central | Stockport County Reserves | 1 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
17/09/1910 | Glossop | Southport Central | 3 - 3 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
24/09/1910 | Southport Central | Glossop | 0 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
26/09/1910 | Southport Central | Nelson | 0 - 3 | 0 | Lancashire Senior Cup | 1 | No | No |
01/10/1910 | Southport Central | Darwen | 1 - 0 | 0 | FA Cup | Qualifying 1 | Yes | No |
08/10/1910 | Southport Central | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | 2 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
15/10/1910 | Colne | Southport Central | 2 - 0 | 0 | FA Cup | Qualifying 2 | Yes | No |
22/10/1910 | Manchester United Reserves | Southport Central | 3 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
29/10/1910 | Southport Central | Manchester United Reserves | 0 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
05/11/1910 | Southport Central | Everton Reserves | 1 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
19/11/1910 | St Helens Recreation | Southport Central | 1 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
03/12/1910 | Southport Central | Burnley Reserves | 2 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
06/12/1910 | Burnley Reserves | Southport Central | 7 - 2 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
10/12/1910 | Southport Central | Blackpool Reserves | 2 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
17/12/1910 | Southport Central | Rochdale | 2 - 2 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
24/12/1910 | Southport Central | Manchester City Reserves | 2 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
26/12/1910 | Southport Central | Bolton Wanderers Reserves | 3 - 0 | 1 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
27/12/1910 | Southport Central | Accrington Stanley (1891) | 0 - 2 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
31/12/1910 | Southport Central | Oldham Athletic Reserves | 3 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
02/01/1911 | Southport Central | Colne | 2 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
07/01/1911 | Blackpool Reserves | Southport Central | 1 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
14/01/1911 | Everton Reserves | Southport Central | 3 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
21/01/1911 | Preston North End Reserves | Southport Central | 1 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
28/01/1911 | Oldham Athletic Reserves | Southport Central | 2 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
04/02/1911 | Stockport County Reserves | Southport Central | 1 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
11/02/1911 | Bolton Wanderers Reserves | Southport Central | 4 - 2 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
25/02/1911 | Manchester City Reserves | Southport Central | 0 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
04/03/1911 | Southport Central | Preston North End Reserves | 2 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
18/03/1911 | Bury Reserves | Southport Central | 1 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
25/03/1911 | Southport Central | Liverpool Reserves | 3 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
01/04/1911 | Rochdale | Southport Central | 1 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
08/04/1911 | Nelson | Southport Central | 3 - 2 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
14/04/1911 | Southport Central | Nelson | 0 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
15/04/1911 | Chorley | Southport Central | 3 - 3 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
17/04/1911 | Southport Central | Chorley | 3 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No | |
29/04/1911 | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | Southport Central | 3 - 2 | 0 | Lancashire Combination | Yes | No |