Solomon Upton

Solomon Upton
Personal information
Full name	Solomon Upton
Date of birth	7 February 1891
Place of birth	Higham Ferrers, England
Date of death	1972 (aged 80–81)
Position	Outside right
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Kettering Town
1912	Tottenham Hotspur
	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.^[1]

Career

Upton began his career at Kettering Town before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1912.^[1] The outside right played on two occasions for the Lilywhites.^[2] After leaving White Hart Lane Upton went on to play for Portsmouth and finally Plymouth Argyle.^[1] Upton went on to play for Higham Town where he collected a winners' medal in the 1933 Maunsell Cup.^[3]

Upton served as an able seaman in the Royal Navy during the First World War and married Florence Winter in 1916.^[4]^[5] He became Mayor of Higham Ferrers in 1949.^[4]

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