Fred Titmuss

Fred Titmuss

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Titmuss
Date of birth	15 February 1898
Place of birth	Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
Date of death	2 October 1966 (aged 68)
Place of death	Plymouth, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Full-back
Youth career
	Pirton United
–	Hitchin Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1919–1926	Southampton	210	(0)
1926–1932	Plymouth Argyle	166	(0)
????	St Austell
National team
1922–1923	England	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Frederick Titmuss (15 February 1898 – 2 October 1966) was an English footballer who played as a full-back for Southampton, Plymouth Argyle and St Austell, and also made two appearances for England.

Career

He joined Southampton as soon as hostilities were over and made a handful of appearances in friendly matches before the resumption of league football. Although Titmuss considered himself to be a left-winger, he was soon converted into an outstanding left-back. He played his first competitive match on the opening day of the 1919–20 Southern League season and quickly formed a partnership with Tom Parker, who were described as "the best pair of backs in the South".^[1]

Southampton were champions of Division Three (South) in 1922 conceding only 21 goals, with Titmuss an ever-present. According to Holley & Chalk's "Alphabet of the Saints", "his speciality was the slide tackle although his perfect positional play often meant that such 'last ditch' defending was hardly ever needed."^[2]

References

1. Gary Chalk & Duncan Holley (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 62. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
2. Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 334. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.

External links

• Plymouth Argyle career details
• Fred Titmuss England profile at Englandstats