Playing position Name Stewart Littlewood | ||
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Full name Stewart Christopher Littlewood Date of birth (1905-01-07)7 January 1905 Date of death 2 February 1977(1977-02-02) (aged 72) | ||
Place of birth Rotherham, England Place of death Rotherham, England | ||
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.
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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. 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. He scored 55 in goals in 33 reserve games in the 1927–28 season. 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. He hit nine goals in ten appearances at the start of the 1928–29 campaign, including a hat-trick past Millwall. He was transferred to league rivals Oldham Athletic, in exchange for Albert Pynegar and £1,300, in January 1929. 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. He was limited to 13 games in the 1931–32 campaign, scoring five goals. 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. 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. He was transferred to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic of the Third Division South in July 1933, and later played for Altrincham (Cheshire County League).