Tom Brittleton

Tom Brittleton
Personal information
Full name John Thomas Brittleton[1]
Date of birth 23 April 1882[1]
Place of birth Winsford, Cheshire, England[1]
Date of death 22 February 1955(1955-02-22) (aged 72)[1]
Place of death Winsford, Cheshire, England[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
1892–1894 Winsford Juniors
1894–1896 Winsford Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1896–1902 Winsford United
1902–1905 Stockport County 59 (15)
1905–1920 Sheffield Wednesday 343 (30)
1920–1925 Stoke 114 (5)
1925–1928 Winsford United
Total 516 (50)
International career
1912–1914 England 5 (0)
Managerial career
1925–???? Winsford United (Player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Thomas Brittleton (23 April 1882 – 22 February 1955) was a professional footballer. He was one of the pioneers of the long throw-in.[3] With a career spanning over 30 years, including 24 seasons in the Football League, he is the oldest person to play for Sheffield Wednesday in a competitive game.

  1. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Trentsider (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Nottingham Forest". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  3. ^ Jason Dickinson & John Brodie (2005). The Wednesday Boys: A Definitive Who's Who of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club 1880–2005. Sheffield: Pickard Communication. pp. 43–44. ISBN 0-9547264-9-9.