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: 1916/1917 [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
28/10/1916 Southport Central Burnley 3 - 0 0 War-Time: League 28/10/1916 No No
04/11/1916 Manchester United Southport Central 1 - 0 0 War-Time: League 04/11/1916 No No
18/11/1916 Stockport County Southport Central 1 - 0 0 War-Time: League 18/11/1916 No No
25/11/1916 Southport Central Bury 2 - 1 0 War-Time: League 25/11/1916 No No


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