Stewart Littlewood

Stewart Littlewood

Personal information
Full name	Stewart Christopher Littlewood
Date of birth	(1905-01-07)7 January 1905
Place of birth	Rotherham, England
Date of death	2 February 1977(1977-02-02) (aged 72)
Place of death	Rotherham, England
Position(s)	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+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. 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).

Statistics

• Sourced from Stewart Littlewood 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