Frederick Titmuss (15 February 1898 – 2 October 1966) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a full-back for

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Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club has played ...

and

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, and also made two appearances for

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Career

He joined

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''". Southampton were champions of Division Three (South) in

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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''."

Honours

Southampton *

Football League Third Division South The Third Division South of the Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the Third Division North with clubs elected to the League or relegated from Division Two allocated to ...

champions: 1921–22

References

External links

Plymouth Argyle career details
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Titmuss, Fred 1898 births 1966 deaths People from North Hertfordshire District English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks England men's international footballers Southern Football League players Southampton F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players A.F.C. St Austell players Lancashire Fusiliers soldiers British Army personnel of World War I Footballers from Hertfordshire Military personnel from Hertfordshire 20th-century English sportsmen