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Tom
Brittleton |
The Wednesday
FC
5 caps, 0 goals
P 5 W 4 D 1 L 0 F x:
A x
90% successful
1912-14
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 450 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
John Thomas Brittleton |
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Born |
23 April 1882 in Wharton, Winsford, Cheshire [registered in
Northwich, Cheshire, June 1882]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1891 census,
John is the fourth of six children to James and Eliza, living at 16 Hill
Street in Wharton, Winsford. His father is a salt boiler. |
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According to the 1901 census,
Thomas is the oldest of the three children still living with their parents
in Hill Street. He is now a salt labourer. |
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According to the 1911 census,
John Thos. is a professional footballer and is married to Sarah Jane with
three children, Anne, Elizabeth and John Thomas. Living at 49 Fielding
Road in Wadsley Bridge in Sheffield. |
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Married |
to Sarah Jane
Sumner
[registered in Northwich, Cheshire, December 1901]. |
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Died |
22 February
1955 in Winsford, Cheshire, aged
72 years x days
[registered in Northwich, Cheshire, March 1955]. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
9½", 12st.
0lbs [1913]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Biographies |
x |
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x.
- A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999). |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
x |
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Club honours |
x |
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Individual honours |
x |
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Distinctions |
Younger brother
Samuel played football for Stockport County FC, Preston North End FC and
Southampton FC. His son John Thomas played football with Aston Villa FC. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
xth
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
x |
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First match |
No. x, aged x years
x days. |
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Last match |
No. x, aged x years x days. |
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Major tournaments |
x |
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Team honours |
x |
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Individual honours |
x |
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Distinctions |
x |
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Beyond England |
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x. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x. |