Fred Bartholomew
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Charles Bartholomew[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, Berkshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 1979 (aged 93–94) [1] | ||
| Position | Utility player | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1904 | Reading Biscuits | ||
| 1904–1923 | Reading | 164 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frederick Charles Bartholomew (3 January 1885 – 1979) was an English professional footballer who made over 160 appearances in the Southern and Football Leagues for Reading.[1][2] He served as a player, coach and groundsman for 53 years and is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.[3][4][5][6] A utility player, his primary positions were centre half or full back.[3]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Bartholomew served as a colour sergeant with the Middlesex Regiment's 1st Football Battalion during the First World War.[7] After retiring from football in 1923, he spent three years on the coaching staff at Reading and then became groundsman at Elm Park until his retirement in 1957.[4]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Reading
- Southern League Second Division: 1910–11[6]
Individual
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Fred Bartholomew on Lives of the First World WarLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Categories:
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Men's association football utility players
- Reading F.C. players
- Reading F.C. non-playing staff
- 1885 births
- Footballers from Reading, Berkshire
- 1979 deaths
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- Groundskeepers
- Southern Football League players
- Men's association football wing halves
- Men's association football full-backs
- Military personnel from Reading, Berkshire
- English football defender, 1880s birth stubs