Fred Linfoot

Fred Linfoot

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Linfoot[1]
Date of birth	12 March 1901[1]
Place of birth	Whitley Bay, Northumberland,[1] England
Date of death	1979 (aged 77–78)[1]
Playing position	Outside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Smith's Dock
1919	Leeds City	0	(0)
1919–1920	Lincoln City	29	(3)
1920–1923	Chelsea	34	(1)
1923–1926	Fulham	41	(4)
1926–19??	Blyth Spartans
–	Shiremoor Albion
–	Columbia (London)
–	Dorman Long (Westminster)
–	Ashington
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Frederick "Fred" Linfoot (12 March 1901 – 1979) was an English footballer who made 104 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City, Chelsea and Fulham. He played as an outside right. He also played non-league football in London and in his native north-east of England.^[2]

Linfoot was on the books of Leeds City when the club was expelled from the league and disbanded in 1919, but appeared for them only in wartime football. When the players were auctioned off, he joined Lincoln City for £250.^[3]

References

1. "Frederick Linfoot". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
3. "The History of Leeds City Football Club". Leeds United F.C. History. Tony Hill. Retrieved 13 May 2013.