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English footballer

Solomon Upton
Personal information
Full name Solomon Upton
Date of birth (1891-02-07)7 February 1891
Place of birth Higham Ferrers, England
Date of death 1972 (aged 80–81)
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kettering Town
1912 Tottenham Hotspur 2 (0)
Portsmouth
Plymouth Argyle
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Solomon Upton (7 February 1891 – 1972) was an English professional footballer who played for Kettering Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth and Plymouth Argyle.

Career

Upton began his career at Kettering Town before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1912. The outside right played on two occasions for the Lilywhites. After leaving White Hart Lane Upton went on to play for Portsmouth and finally Plymouth Argyle. Upton went on to play for Higham Town where he collected a winners' medal in the 1933 Maunsell Cup.

Family life

Upton served as an able seaman in the Royal Navy during the First World War and married Florence Winter in 1916. He became Mayor of Higham Ferrers in 1949.

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 295. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 4 December 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Higham Town football club Retrieved 3 July 2013
  4. ^ Solomon Upton Retrieved 3 July 2013
  5. "Solomon Upton | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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