Personal information | |||
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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(s) | 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]
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]
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