Fred Bartholomew
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Charles Bartholomew[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
| Date of death | 1979 (aged 93–94)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Utility player | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Reading Biscuits | |||
| 1920 | Reading | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Frederick Charles "Fred" Bartholomew (3 January 1885 – 1979) was an English professional football utility player who played in the Football League for Reading.[1] He served the club as a player, coach and groundsman for 53 years.[2]
Personal life
Bartholomew served as a colour sergeant with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[3] 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.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 19. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 260. ISBN 978-0857330772.
- ↑ "Frederick Bartholomew | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
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